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TIL you can bring water through TSA checkpoints…frozen

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kOYLe TIL that Switzerland invaded Liechtenstein in 2007. Liechtenstein official response was “It's not like they invaded with attack helicopters”
e0gg6 TIL the Cavalry Commander in Wellington's Army lost his leg at Waterloo.As it was being amputated, he smiled and said "I have had a pretty long run. I have been a beau these 47 years and it would not be fair to cut the young men out any longer".His amputated leg became a popular tourist attraction.
5YBvB TIL in 1995 Microsoft tried to develop a user friendly interface that made the home screen of a PC a cartoon living room. Microsoft "Bob" failed quickly after it was launched and remains today one of the worst product failures in Microsoft's history.
GaAJ TIL A week’s worth of the New York Times contains more information than the average seventeenth century citizen encountered in a lifetime.
WdvN TIL an Australian man in London, desperate not to miss his daughter’s birthday back home, posted himself to Australia in a crate which he helped design and build. He amazingly survived the three days journey and became a news sensation in 1964.