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Today I learned New Zealand built one of the worst tanks in history. It was made with metal roofing, had no cannon, was un-used in combat and was publicly ridiculed, even in New Zealand.

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GY19J TIL that in 1869, Republican President Ulysses S. Grant tried to annex the Dominican Republic to use it as a safe haven for blacks fleeing persecution. Although the D.R. agreed to the annexation treaty, it ultimately failed to pass the Senate.
YpWQ7 TIL that the youngsters of Holocaust survivors are a lot more prone to anxiety due to hormone changes in their parents from the trauma of the Holocaust. Their kids acquired these traits.
Z8bgv TIL that cats can easily survive falling at terminal velocity, and in fact have a higher rate of survival the further up they fall. One cat fell 32 floors onto concrete and survived with a chipped tooth.
Rld9 TIL that scam emails deliberately use improper grammar and punctuation to filter out people who aren’t gullible enough
6EAkl TIL the story of the Good Samaritan is not about the importance of helping people in need, but about how the people we despise can turn out to be heroes.