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TIL the US Coast Guard trains pigeons to spot lifejackets, and they’re 92% accurate.

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yVNEw TIL a kilometer-sized asteroid that struck Earth 800,000 years ago has a crater that remains undiscovered
D1YwJ TIL during WWII, Japanese ships heavily underestimated the depths American submarines could get to, often allowing them to escape. This secret was ruined when Congressman Andrew May revealed the information at a press conference, resulting in an estimated loss of 10 submarines and 800 men.
ADood TIL In 1937 in The Soviet Union, Stalin's name was mentioned at a Meeting. Everyone Rushed to Ovation and Began Clapping. However, Nobody dared to be the 1st to Stop Clapping. The Ovation Lasted 11 Minutes. The Factory Director became too Tired and stopped. He was Sentenced 10 years in Gulag.
9YMQ TIL, Lang Hancock (Gina Rinehart’s father) suggested forcing aboriginals - to collect their welfare cheques from a central location: “And when they had gravitated there, I would dope the water up so that they were sterile and would breed themselves out in the future.”
yQpNl TIL One of the Symptoms of Quitting Marijuana is Unusually Vivid, More Intense Dreams