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TIL that Victorinox the manufacturer of the Swiss Army Knife lost 40% of its business due to the 9/11 attack.

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E66V TIL In 1962 the US government purposed a plan for the CIA and military to commit various acts of terror on citizens to gain support for a war on Cuba
GYbl5 TIL in 2020 the Marshall Islands, a country with about 60,000 inhabitants, had 3,683 ship registrations. This was due to MI's status as a flag of convenience - a country with advantageous conditions for registering ships there instead of the owner's country.
9wAer TIL of Tilt Cove in Newfoundland, the smallest town in Canada with a population of 4-5 inhabitants.
Br8pK TIL John Tyler, the tenth president of the United States, has two living grandchildren. John Tyler was 63 when his son Lyon was born (1853). Lyon was 71 when Lyon Jr. was born (1924) and 75 when Harrison was born (1928). They are both alive today.
6E1x8 TIL that the last Emperor of Rome Romulus Augustus, has a significant name because, the founder of Rome was called Romulus and the First Emperor of Rome was named Augustus. The circular nature of his death brings a lovely end to the story of Rome.