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Edv0 TIL after France refused to deliver five missile boats Israel bought from them, Israel executed a heist to steal the boats and piloted them back to Israel
loyma TIL That the U.S. does not and has never used the Imperial system. They switched directly from English units to the U.S. Customary System in response to it.
8pjP TIL that there is a philosophical premise that states “if something cannot be settled by experiment, then it is not worthy of debate”. It’s name is “Newton’s Flaming Laser Sword” and is “much sharper and more dangerous than Occam’s Razor”.
4XLWa TIL, the residents of Cheran, Mexico armed themselves and kicked out the ruling cartel as well as every politician and policeman. It now functions as a legal self-governing indigenous community with a crime rate near 0%
wLPn1 TIL of the Ben Franklin Effect: asking someone who dislikes you for a favor can make them like you