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TIL Lord Nelson, one of the greatest British naval commanders of all time suffered from chronic sea sickness throughout his career.

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R5g9Q TIL of the Siege of the city of Leningrad which occurred during WW2 and lasted for 872 days. It resulted in over 2 million deaths between the warring factions and the local civilian population. Some experts have classified it as genocide.
wLQBP TIL that an earwax plug was removed from a beached whale, and found to be full of pollutants. The scientists concluded that not only was the whale breathing pollutants straight from the water, but that some had been passed to it by its mother during gestation and nursing.
LZ9v TIL During WW2, a US politician got 800 sailors killed after bragging to the press about the Japanese setting off depth charges too early.
LQDPP TIL that the cost of earning a bachelor degree in France is about 170 Euros ($184.47) per year.
vAN7 TIL That Microsoft once had to rename the “Critical Update Notification Tool” in order to avoid the unfortunate acronym