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TIL that the German submarine U-1206 flooded as a result of improper toilet operation.

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ob1E TIL US life expectancy is now projected to be on par with Mexico by 2030. Also, The USA is the only country in the OECD without universal health coverage, and has the largest share of unmet health-care needs due to financial costs.
Ba5r TIL in 1992, a Lawyer and a Judge were looking for files on a former prisoner in a police station near Paraguay. Instead, they stumbled upon archives documenting an international conspiracy involving the torture, murder, and imprisonment of 480,000 people, now known as the Archives of Terror.
awPlo TIL: According to the American Sleep Apnea Association "We should feel refreshed and alert upon awakening and not need a day time nap to get us through the day"
kJrP4 TIL about Tomáš Berdych's Wimbledon 2010 run - in the quarterfinals he beat Roger Federer, then Novak Djokovic in the semifinals. Waiting for him in the final? Rafael Nadal. He lost the match.
gM8AX TIL: African Pygmy tribes were essentially atheistic and were observed to have no cults, no rites, no totems, no deities, and no spirits. Dead were buried without ceremonies or gifts and received no further attention. They even appeared to lack simple superstitions, according to travelers' reports