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TIL Bullet proof vests are not reusable after being shot. They also cannot protect you from knifes.

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6EeYJ TIL that Oliver North solicited $10,000,000 from the Sultan of Brunei as a way around US rules on funding Contras in Nicaragua. The money never went to them, but to a Swiss businessman instead because North entered the wrong bank account number.
XENPQ TIL that dolphins have "bromances" in which two males may pair up for as long as 15 years, helping each other to hook up with female dolphins.
PYxbZ TIL A 170-person Swiss infantry unit once got lost during training exercises and inadvertently crossed 1.5km into Liechtenstein. The Swiss army later informed Liechtenstein of the incursion and offered official apologies, to which a ministry spokesperson responded, "No problem, these things happen."
VMdw8 TIL Charlie Chaplin got a 16-year-old pregnant, married her to avoid jail time, then divorced her when she turned 18. He then set his eyes on a 12-year-old when she was cast in his movie. Got her pregnant at 16, pressured her to abort the child. When she refused he had her removed from a film.
9YXAB TIL that Russian Squatting is believed to originate from prison culture, where inmates would squat in order to avoid sitting on the cold ground.