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TIL in 2008 the Supreme Court of the United States ruled the 2nd Amendment was founded to protect an individuals right to use a firearm for self-defense and any lawful purpose such as hunting, in contrary to belief that it was only about muskets used to take down a tyrannical government.

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MeRpW TIL of Kathy Hobbs, a girl who had a premonition that she wouldn’t live to be 16. She reached the age and relaxed, making plans for her future. 3 months later, she was abducted and killed. She’d written letters to her family, dated 1 month before her birthday, telling them how much she loved them.
grEr9 TIL about the Battle of Jutland. Lasting only two days, it was the largest naval battle of the First World War, involving 250 ships and around 100,000 men. In the end, 6,000 British and 2,500 German sailors were dead. The British lost 14 ships to the Germans' 11.
nWKP9 TIL - Blind people who regain sight after years struggle to recognize objects because vision is learned, not automatic. They need to train their brain to actually see.
gML97 TIL As “Taz” the Looney Tunes character portrayed, Tasmanian devils fly about in a rage when threatened. They are notoriously feisty, and will bare their teeth, growl, and lunge at any potential threat. They fight with potential predators, protect their food, and compete for mates.
nMnW TIL that upon creating the world’s first machine gun, Dr. Richard J. Gatling wrote that he did so “to reduce the size of armies, to reduce the number of deaths by combat, and to show how futile war is.”