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TIL that deer in the Czech Republic don’t cross into Germany, following the example of parents who learned to avoid the electrified fence there during the Cold War

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16577 TIL that during World War II, a Great Dane named Juliana received the Blue Cross Medal for extinguishing an incendiary bomb by peeing on it.
DWVv TIL in 1991 the tallest structure in the world at the time (a radio tower in Poland) collapsed due to poor maintenance. No structure exceeded the height of the collapsed Warsaw Radio Tower until the Bujr Khalifa was completed in Dubai nearly two decades later.
9wMgr TIL mosquito's are unable to fly / feed in wind above 10mph which means if you have a fan outside you can enjoy the outdoors without being bitten! A simple solution which doesn't involve chemicals, sprays etc. Simply having decent wind will ensure you can entertain and most people appreciate a fan.
6P4w TIL the inventor of PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) was arrested in the US for violation of arms-export laws. His crime: he came up with good cryptography for communications and made it available worldwide, which was considered aiding the enemy with munition.
1aQWr TIL that it was once estimated that Vanna White averages over 600 claps per episode of "Wheel of Fortune."