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TIL In the Bulgarian Balkan is an abandoned socialist monument that looks like a UFO.

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E1xJ0 TIL that the "worst disaster" in British Military History was the Battle of Singapore, when the British had their sea guns the wrong way, expecting Japan to invade by sea as the jungles of Malaya were impenetrable. Instead they landed and invaded on bicycle, catching everyone off guard.
4XKd5 TIL The 1918 worldwide epidemic was called the Spanish Flu not because it originated there, but because Spain was one of the few countries not censoring and suppressing news media during WWI.
1a4BV TIL that dung beetles orientate themselves using the milky way, and that researchers tested this by putting little hats on them
N7Ob TIL That the small amount of toothpaste you use to brush your teeth with is called a “nurdle.”
DQYmg TIL That Elvis Presley's manager sold "I Hate Elvis" badges as a way to make money from people who weren't buying Elvis merchandise