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TIL: Former French colonies still have to pay a "colonial debt" to France.

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4k6wa TIL that in 2003, the chief officer of the German-owned cargo ship RMS Mülheim got into difficulties while on watch. His trousers caught in his chair mechanism and while trying to free himself he tripped and knocked himself unconscious. The ship grounded on rocks while he was out and later broke up
jNd4R TIL The Dodge La Femme, 1955, was the first car made exclusively for women and it included purse, boots, raincoat and umbrella.
X0Y1E TIL that in the 1890s, the island of Nantucket, Massachusetts was overrun with prairie dogs
aL1Z TIL that researchers are studying fireflies to increase LED output. The study of the glowing mechanism of fireflies has helped increase LED output by 55% so far.
b9W9p TIL that a common Finnish joke when the Soviets invaded was "they are so many and we are so small where shall we find room to bury them all?"