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TIL There actually exists a duck-size horse. Her name is Thumbelina.

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M7M8B TIL in February 1864 over 100 union prisoners of escaped Libby Prison in Virginia. Making it one of the most successful prison breaks of the civil war.
woEpJ TIL gamer means defender in Teutonic language, so fellow gamers, y'all a bunch of fellow defenders :p Found it while trying to figure out baby names.
P1Y5w TIL About Water Tunnel Number 3, an ongoing construction project that began in 1970, to bring water from upstate NY to the City through tunnels 500 ft below street level
QJx0E TIL a US treasure hunter found over $500M worth in gold and silver from Peru sunk in the Atlantic ocean. A legal fight forced them to return the booty to Spain. Some of the coins reportedly found are still "missing".
4kkma TIL in 2012 Islamist fundamentalists waged a violent campaign against the Emo subculture in Iraq. It ended with the deaths of between 6 to 70 young men.