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TIL Sweden warrantlessly wiretaps all telephone and internet traffic that crosses its border

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b9w6a TIL about Mary Ann Brown Patten, who took command of a merchant vessel in 1856 when the captain, her husband, became ill and the first mate was found to be sabotaging the voyage to win a bet he'd placed on a competitor. She defeated a mutiny attempt and brought the ship safely back to port.
v1AgK TIL in Iceland people light candles for the huldufólk, hidden elves, during New Year's Eve to help the huldufólk find a new home for the year.
9w07B TIL that brothers Winthrop and Nelson Rockefeller were state governors at the same time; Winthrop as governor in Arkansas and Nelson in New York.
17L4 TIL that the the Samurai Sword is one of the most technologically advanced swords despite being an ancient sword making technique
m75Y TIL nothing comes after “Thrice”. Once, Twice, and Thrice are the only words of their type.