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TIL that troops used wet hemp bales to protect themselves from musket, and even cannon, fire

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Bgx4k TIL that the world's largest uncut diamond, the "Cullinan", was found in South Africa in 1905 and weighed 3,106 carats. It was eventually cut into nine separate stones, two of which are part of the British Crown Jewels.
E17ow TIL: about the strange case of Bella the unidentified woman found dead inside a hollow tree in WW2. No one has ever been charged with her murder and no one is sure who she was although rumours speculated that she was a spy, she was killed by witches and that she was a a missing prostitute.
n84P TIl Australia and New Zealand have never had rabies
n7mB TIL the “Free North Korea Radio” broadcasts news of the outside world across the border from South Korea. It was founded by Kim Seong Min, who escaped North Korea by jumping off a train.
Wk5NA TIL that natural skin condoms do not protect against STDs because the pores in the condoms are large enough to allow viruses to pass through.