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TIL Mikhail Kalashnikov, creator of the AK-47, regretted its deadly legacy and feared he was responsible for millions of deaths.

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JyGV TIL every year, Finland increases in surface area by about 7 square kilometers per year because it is rebounding from the weight of ice age glaciers and rising out of the sea.
DQmrg TIL of the car ferry MV Herald of Free Enterprise, which capsized just 90 seconds after leaving port because someone forgot to close the bow door! 193 people lost their lives as a result
DvpV TIL Woody Harrelson is a supporter of the 9/11 Truth movement and has supported reopening an investigation into the September 11 attacks. Along with other “truthers”, including Martin Sheen and Ed Asner, he will be appearing in a movie, September Morn, that will promote such views
4Xa65 TIL In 2012, a Polish woman set the record for labor duration. Joanna Krzysztonek was in labor for 75 days straight. At the insistence of her doctors, she had her feet above her head for part of that time.
gMQm8 TIL that you do not need to wear a facemask in Trafford Centre