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TIL that the 2024 Lebanon electronic device attacks carried out by Mossad was nicknamed Operation Grim Beeper

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87oL TIL the first and the last British soldiers to die in WWI are coincidentally buried only 15 feet apart. In the 4 year period between their deaths, nearly a million other British/Commonwealth troops died.
KYgO9 TIL Antipodes are two spots on the Earth on the exact opposite sides from the planet's center. There is a group of islands in New Zealand called the Antipodes Islands because they are almost the exact antipode of London, England.
61dw TIL of twin brothers who ran a marathon where halfway through the race they switched places in a toilet. The 1st brother drove ahead while his twin ran,rejoining the race ahead finishing 9th winning R6000. A keen eyed journalist noticed the two wore their watches on opposite hands in different pics.
epWGL TIL that Judy Garland, star of ‘The Pirate’, missed 99 of the 135 days of rehearsals and filming, only showing up for 36 days.
glZ4 TIL that is 2009 two men randomly decided to attack two men dressed in drag. It turned out the two drag queens were cage fighters in fancy dress.