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TIL Australia instigated the first naval attack in WW1 where German Steamer SS Pfalz surrendered after being fired on by Fort Nepean in south of Melbourne, Victoria.

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N7LKe TIL After the final battle of the Appomattox Court House that ended the US Civil War, as Lee and Grant were finishing terms of surrender, Lee turned to Grant's aide, a Seneca named Ely Parker, and remarked "It is good to have one real American here." Parker replied, "Sir, we are all Americans."
9wZRD TIL that if the salt in the ocean was removed and spread evenly over the Earth’s land surface it would form a layer more than 500 feet (166 meters) thick, about the height of a 40-story office building.
Pgme TIL in Japan many buildings are demolished by being ‘capped’ then deconstructed one level at a time out of view. As a result, the entire structure appears to slowly shrink until it disappears.
J1KVj TIL Colgate University was started by 13 men with $13 and 13 prayers, so 13 is considered a lucky number. Friday the 13th is the luckiest day at Colgate.
XxZP TIL that in the mid 90s you could get a network adapter for the SNES and Genesis that allowed you to play online multiplayer in games like MarioKart, MK3 and NBA Jam