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TIL that a woman once tried to smuggle suitcases made out of 15 kilos of cocaine into Spain.

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j6A9X TIL The U-505 was known for being one of the most unlucky subs in the Kriegsmarine. She was the most damaged sub to return from a mission, repeatedly sabotaged by the French Resistance, had the only commanding officer suicide during combat, and failed to scuttle so was captured by the Americans.
d8vJr TIL there exists 2 pornographic movies from 1993 based on the Super Mario video game series called „Super Hornio Brothers” that Nintendo bought rights to, in order to halt their distribution.
8akk4 TIL of Soviet spy, Gevork Vartanian, who stopped the Nazi assassination of Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill at the age of 19; 400 German agents were arrested/killed because of his efforts, and the assassination was ultimately prevented.
aw9No TIL 26% of the current population was born during or after 2004
prMG TIL that Brazil, the only country in the world that still produces the Volkswagen Bus, will stop production by the end of this year