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TIL China does not have it’s own army. The ‘Chinese army’ is actually the military arm of the Communist Party.

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OG0PR TIL at the end of hostilities during WW1, a German U-boat surrendered and was supposed to be towed to France, but the tow cable snapped and the submarine washed up on a beach in Hastings, UK. Thousands of tourists visited to see her until she was broken up in 1921.
OGJEg TIL that "Merry Christmas" was the first message sent by SMS on 3 December 1992.
6EjKl TIL, "Nosferatu" (1922) was nearly deleted from history because of copyright infringement
ReK7 TIL: Japan has a conviction rate that exceeds 99%
Y7LpP TIL that "the stank face" cats make, is not only shared with horses (amongst other animals), but also has a term. The "Flehmen Response" which in simple terms can be described as them trying to get a real big deep wiff of something funky because it's interesting. Not because it's stinks.