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TIL that there is a sport called Freestyle Canoeing

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VBkn8 TIL In 1405, the Chinese admiral Zheng He explored Vietnam, Java, Sri Lanka, Mecca and East Africa with 62 ships and 30000 men. The knowledge, ideas, and exotic goods he took back home created an interest in foreign countries which contributed to China's role in world trade in later centuries.
v1VKK TiL at least 46% of Americans have had information leaked in data breaches in the last 5 years
amOA TIL Winston Churchill’s last words were “I’m so bored with it all.”
Egod TIL that in the United States, having child pornography often results in a harsher sentence than actually molesting a child would
Re71 TIL Hitler had a relative called “Paddy Hitler” who ended up joining the US Navy, where, along with all recruits, he had to fill out a form listing any relatives who might be fighting for the enemy.