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TIL that SOS never actually stood for anything, but instead was a Morse code distress signal that used these letters since they were easy to signal

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rNXx1 TIL that the loud noise a bullwhip makes, is the end of the whip breaking the sound barrier by reaching supersonic speeds
gMlJW TIL China's military is a branch of the Chinese Communist Party, not the Chinese government.
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