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TIL that a life vest dispensing drone saved a drowning 14 year old boy on Spanish beach in 2022

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vPPAK TIL Liberia (West Africa) was founded in 1822 with the aim of establishing a self-sufficient colony for emancipated American slaves. It is Africa's first and oldest modern republic. Its capital city Monrovia was named after US Pres James Monroe, a prominent supporter of the founding of Liberia.
Qer6 TIL In 1974, two phone hackers stood on a California beach and from two public phone booths intercepted every incoming call to Santa Barbara, and told the dialers the city had been wiped out in a nuclear explosion, causing a widespread panic.
a8dPJ TIL Crescent Wrench is a brand that was genericized to a category of wrenches
9YyX TIL that Grammy nominee and former lead guitarist for Anthrax, Dan Spitz, retired to become “…one of the best watchmakers in the world.”
gRvA TIL that despite being overshadowed by the Spanish-American War of 1898, the Philippine-American war of 1899-1902 was vastly more destructive. During the war, The United States implemented a brutal “scorched-earth” strategy, leading to the deaths of between 200,000-250,000 civilians.