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6Xo8 TIL that One can crack an apple in half with nothing but bare hands
Zw7o TIL that in Nevada, public intoxication is not only explicitly legal, it’s illegal for any city or town to pass a law making it illegal.
ke5B TIL that more than a hundred American and German sailors died in a naval confrontation in the Samoas in 1889, despite neither side firing a shot. The captains on both sides refused to show ‘weakness’ by taking steps to prepare for an oncoming hurricane.
6EeX8 TIL Charles Darwin ate many exotic animals he discovered including the Galapagos turtle
wkb8 TIL Todd Davis, CEO of LifeLock who used his real Social Security number in LifeLock advertisements, was a victim of identity theft 13 times in 2007 and 2008 alone.