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TIL The explosive power of a duck’s erection can break through glass.

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e0EPD TIL that the Nike slogan was inspired by the last words of a serial killer before he was executed
5BoR TIL that USA has been at war during 217 out of its 238 calendar years of existence
4JnR TIL that Washington DC’s metro system is plagued by unstable funding & poor safety maintenance. The control room has 1000+ ignored alarms a day, while train operators pee on the track & one who, due to poor driver-control room relations, reportedly disabled trains mid-run on purpose.
XoN6 TIL that congress can hire pirates to attack foreign enemies. It’s in Clause 11
GY9OQ TIL of Chiune Sugihara, who was a Japanese diplomat who saved 6,000 Jews during WWII by issuing them transit visas, risking his own career and life to save others.