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TIL President Andrew Jackson taught his pet parrot to swear and at his funeral it commenced swearing so loud and long it had to be carried from the house.

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v1EM8 TIL about the Loyal Wives of Weinsberg; were part of the surrender negotiation was that all women could leave with whatever they could carry and the defenders (men) would be imprisoned. The women carried their belongings and their husbands on their shoulders. Saving them from being imprisoned.
X06KP TIL learned that the German Railways (DB) is still working with Windows 3.11 (German source). Now they are looking for a system admin with Win 3.11 and MS-DOS experience but apparently there are struggling to find any candidates. No shit Sherlock :)
DQgrD TIL Deep-sea divers use a mix of 79% helium and 21% oxygen, making their voices squeeky. They need to use pitch control to understandably communicate.
BMRW TIL blanket octopuses tear tentacles off of the Portuguese man o’ war and use them as weapons
gEY8 TIL Nestle would aggressively market baby formula in developing countries, causing unnecessary death and suffering of infants.