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TIL There are more Tigers in American backyards than in the wild

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e0NP4 TIL After her husband was executed by the King of France, Jeanne de Clisson set off on a quest of piracy and bloody justice. She would personally behead any aristocrats on board captures ships with her ax.
GYrd5 TIL that Great Depression author John Steinbeck was so enchanted by the Vietnam War that at age 65 he flew to Vietnam and talked an officer into letting him fight for one day.
XExMj TIL of the Chagossians, an ethnic group who lived on an isolated island chain until they were evicted by the UK so that the US could build a military base.
e0Nv6 Til before Nihon came into official use, Japan was known in China as Wa (倭) meaning "short" or "submissive". Japanese envoys found it offensive and requested a name change
oAG7 TIL High atmospheric pressure affects the bubbles in your coffee. If the bubbles are close to the center expect rain or storm.