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TIL that a Chinese man lost his ability to speak after faking muteness for 12 years.

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0depA TIL about Michael Fagan, who evading any security sneaked twice into Buckingham Palace. In his first visit, he wandered around for half an hour eating cheddar, drinking whine and sitting on a throne.
vNAr TIL that between 1970 and 2010 the world lost half of it’s wildlife while the human population has grown from 3 billion in 1970 to 7 billion in 2014
WkN9L TIL The idea for the Red Cross came about in 1859, when a Swiss man, Henry Dunant saw the aftermath of a battle in Italy and witnessed 40,000 men dying with no medical care. 5 years later,12 governments adopted the first Geneva convention; defining medical services as “Neutral” in wartime.
6Ew1m [TIL] The only original flying Fw190 from WW2, was found intact in a forest outside Leningrad (Saint Petersburg) Russia in 1989.
awnaN TIL Wilmer Valderrama purchased the Vista Cruiser used on “That ‘70s Show” for $500 when the series ended.