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TIL The British Navy uses Britney Spears’ songs to scare off Somali pirates. Her songs were chosen as the pirates hate Western music.

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vb9L TIL that the ‘technologically advanced’ South Koreans are forced (by law) to use Internet Explorer to shop and bank online.
RKVQ TIL Kenny Baker, the actor inside R2-D2 in each of the six Star Wars films said of C-3PO actor Anthony Daniels “He’s the rudest man I’ve ever met.”
O9nX TIL singer Edwyn Collins suffered a cerebral hemorrhage which left him able to say only four things: “yes,” “no,” “Grace Maxwell” and “the possibilities are endless”
ObWL TIL that in 120, Genghis Khan was shot in the neck during a battle, and asked the defeated army who had shot “his horse”, trying to downplay the injury. The archer voluntarily confessed to shooting Genghis Khan and refused to beg for mercy, so the Khan spared him, turning him into a great general.
pJ1A TIL there is a porn site that lets you find porn actresses that match a picture you upload or link.