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TIL Although Switzerland is considered land locked, they have a Navy because multiple rivers provide access to the sea

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wnaM TIL Emir of Qatar donated $100 million to New Orleans intended to help rebuild housing, hospitals and schools after Hurricane Katrina.
M7Vrm TIL of Alexander Carlisle who was responsible for the lifeboats and watertight doors on The Titanic. He resigned after his recommendations that more lifeboats be fitted to The Titanic was refused.
gMr9 TIL that the theory that testifying originates from putting one’s hand on their/another’s genitals is false, and is simply a confusion of the Latin words testis and testiculus.
W71OB TIL The emperor of Japan is the only currently reigning monarch whose title is translated into English as "Emperor".
R7eAl TIL before she had her show “Talk Sex” Sue Johanson opened one of the first birth control clinics in Canada. She did weekly sex education segments from 1984-2008 and her show has aired in 25 different countries and five different languages.