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TIL the tiny French archipelago of Saint Pierre et Miquelon became a massive bootlegging centre for whiskey and wine during the U.S Prohibition, after Canada moved to curtail illegal exports to America.

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OokD1 TIL The Apollo 10 crew tested the procedures for the Apollo 11 mission, including a descent in the Lunar Module. However, NASA reduced the amount of fuel in the lander to keep the two astronauts from being tempted to stray from their mission and steal the first moon landing.
JYvQB TIL that the Australian serial killer, Eric Cooke, was captured by police after he hid a murder weapon in a nearby bush. Police found the weapon and returned it to the same bush tied to fishing line. Police then constructed a hide and waited 17 days until Cooke retrieved the rifle.
yV1v TIL Elmer Fudd originally wanted to shoot Bugs Bunny with a camera. He was just trying to take wildlife photos when Bugs drove him insane, nearly drowning him…
1ox7 TIL 1994 American-born Israeli Baruch Goldstein, opened fire on unarmed Palestinian Muslims praying inside the Ibrahimi Mosque, killing 29,wounding 125. Up until then Hamas had refused to attack civilian targets inside Israel, and the change in Hamas’ policy was a result of Goldstein’s massacre
nWybr TIL of the Japanese hell ship Arisan Maru. Torpedoed by an American submarine, all of the 1,781 POW’s onboard managed to escape the sinking ship. However, as they were not rescued by the Japanese, only 9 ultimately survived.