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TIL about the Battle of Leyte Gulf, the largely unknown naval battle which was the largest of World War II and by some criteria, the largest naval battle in history.

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lQN7 TIL An Australian scientist discovered that adding cigarette butts to brick clay halves the energy needed to make the brick.
7rjQx TIL that the residents of Glasgow, Scotland, donated more money to the UK's WW1 tank program than any other city. A year later, tanks were sent into Glasgow to help suppress a strike of workers demanding higher post-war wages. (The photo in this article is from the fundraising, not the strike)
oBjZ8 TIL that the first actor to portray Ronald McDonald was fired for getting too fat
xV4jo TIL that before there was a presumption in favor of mothers in (Anglo-American) child custody laws, there was a presumption in favor of fathers. This is because, under the law of the time, children were treated as the father's property/servants.
YppVr TIL McDonald’s created a bubble gum flavored broccoli that was a big failure with kids.