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TIL People blew up schools and planned to blow up school buses with kids in them over textbooks they didn’t agree with in West Virginia

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dGgB TIL Italian footballer Mario Balotelli was asked by a reporter why he refused to celebrate his goals. He responded: “Because I’m only doing my job. When a postman delivers letters, does he celebrate?”
8QKV TIL that if Earth’s entire history was viewed as a 24 hour period, humans would only represent 1 minute and 17 seconds.
MepvA TIL that currently only two nations operate naval vessels classed as "cruisers": the United States and Russia, and in both cases the vessels are primarily armed with guided missiles.
XpMD TIL: Hypothermia victims may do paradoxical undressing before losing consciousness. On the skin constricted blood vessels suddenly dilates and produce a sensation of extreme heat.
Wkd9 TIL that the term sniper originated in the 1770s and was dubbed to hunters that were skilled enough to kill the elusive snipe, a small shorebird