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TIL that there is a small group of Filipino Marines living about a rusting grounded Ship in the middle of the South China Sea, they are the only thing that stands between ever pressing Chinese Fishing and Warship vessels from De facto control of the Area.

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W7N54 TIL that freedom of speech is more restricted in the US than in 19 European countries, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Uruguay, Costa Rica and Barbados
LkPDp TIL Android is now the world’s largest earthquake detection network.An Android phone can become a “mini seismometer” because it has an accelerometer — the thing that detects if you’ve rotated it or not. Android’s system uses the data from that sensor to see if the phone is shaking.
kXM4 TIL that a library in Dublin puts readers in cages to prevent them from walking off with rare books
bV9a TIL The word ‘jaguar’ is actually derived from the Native American word 'yaguar’ meaning “he who kills with one leap”
8aldV TIL the US Army does not keep any record of "confirmed kills". Servicemen routinely report successful hits to their superiors and personally keep track.