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TIL that Colonel Gaddafi’s son, Saadi Gaddafi, played football in Serie A for Perugia. He played a total of 2 games. He was voted the worst player to have ever partook in Italian top-flight football

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Z8jwD TIL the key to American victory in the Revolutionary War was the 75-ton “Great Chain” that stretched across the Hudson River to prevent the British from moving inland. It was such an obstacle, they paid Benedict Arnold £20,000 for the plans to the Chain’s main defenses, at Fort West Point
vm67 TIL that on 9/11, passengers of Delta 15 were forced to land in Gander, Canada, where they stayed for more than 2 days. In appreciation of the hospitality shown by the locals, passengers created a scholarship fund for students of Gander.
vgrK TIL researchers from the UK’s Manchester Metropolitan University found that mice actually prefer sweets over cheeses
R5M9w TILL Simms Motor War Car which was the first armored car, was powered by a four-cylinder 3.3-litre[1] 16 Horsepower Cannstatt Daimler engine, giving it a maximum speed of around 9 miles per hour (14.5 km/h).
Eg0Gp TIL that when told of Truman Capote's death, his long time nemesis Gore Vidal remarked that it was "a wise career move."