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j6yWa TIL that the heavily disputed territory of Trieste was divided in 1954 between Italy and Yugoslavia. The city and surrounding area stayed with Italy while 'Zone B' was divided up between Slovenia (giving it coastline) and Croatia within Yugoslavia itself.
jNlZp TIL Scientology Founder L. Ron Hubbard was placed in command of of a Navy Ship during WW2. He wound up being engaged in combat with absolutely nothing for 68 hours and accidentally conducted live fire exercises on a Mexican Island, which led to him being fired.
R5n9 TIL World’s second smartest man has IQ of 192 and has and spent many years as a bar bouncer, stripper and nude model.
e0Zgg TIL that in sensitive experiments, scientists have to use metal made before 1945 because the Cold War nuclear tests permanently made the atmosphere and as a result all manufactured metal too radioactive. Much of the metal is taken from sunken ships.
Yp7eG TIL tigers cannot purr. To show happiness, tigers squint or close their eyes. This is because losing vision lowers defence, so tigers only purposefully do so when they feel comfortable and safe