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TIL of the 1955 Le Mans disaster which killed 84 people and injured 120 others

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9wYOr TIL the US Navy proposed a gigantic mobile base for supporting operations beyond friendly territory called the mobile offshore base (MOB).
Rdmw TIL that WD-40 has been used remove a python snake that had coiled itself around the undercarriage of a bus, and that police officers also once used WD-40 to remove a naked burglar who was trapped in an air conditioning vent.
rNAGe TIL Las Patronas is a group of women in Mexico who provides food, water, and other assistance to Central American migrants traveling on the freight train known as "La Bestia." through Mexico on their way to the United States
M6wB TIL from 1948 to 1949 Allied Planes made over 278,000 flights and brought 2.8 million tons of aid to West Berliners
raWw TIL Even though Australia’s signed all 5 treaties that make up the the International Bill of Human Rights, none of these treaties are legally binding in Australia. They are the only Western democratic country without a constitutional bill of rights to protect the rights and freedoms of its citizens.