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TIL the smaller chunks that break off of icebergs are officially called "bergy bits"

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loG7B TIL of South Korean Pastor Chun Ki-won who orchestrated the escape of over 1,200 North Koreans. North Koreans caught in China are immediately deported back to North Korea; so Chun Ki-won smuggled them thousands of miles to Thailand where they can safely claim asylum.
WkgOA TIL of a marine who called customer service in the middle of a firefight for help repairing his broken rifle. The weapon was firing properly again within 45 seconds.
rNWjw TIL about the Paraguayan War in which 90% of males in the country died as well as over half the general population.
yQ0yv TIL of the rank of six-star general, which in USA has awarded only to two living people, and posthumously in 1976 to George Washington.
9w8RQ TIL Bruce Springsteen originally wrote the song "Hungry Heart" for the Ramones at the request of Joey Ramone, but ended up keeping and recording the song himself on the advice of his producer and manager, Jon Landau. It became Springsteen's first big hit on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #5.