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TIL Fart spray was originally designed for use in pranks but is now more widely used in combat-zone medical training.

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oBG9A TIL Ålesund, Norway burned down in 1904 and Kaiser Wilhelm II. sent 4 warships to build shelters and barracks, giving refuge to around 10,000 people, and rebuilding the city in record time
yVVAv TIL about Aeroflot Flight 593, which crashed and killed all 75 passengers on board after the pilot allowed his two children into the cockpit and seated them at the controls.
69veZ TIL that approximately 1 out of every 10 adults in the US are millionaires
x61W0 TIL King James the First liked to play tennis. He knocked so many balls off the court and down an old drain leading from the abbey that he ordered for the passage to be blocked. 3 days later, assassins arrived to kill him. He tried to escape through the passage but it was blocked and he was murdered
5VPbP TIL about the tomb of eve, the archaeological site that was purported to be the grave of Eve(hawwah) located in jeddah. The tomb was destroyed by the saudi king in 1928 due to concerns with idolatry.