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TIL That Landmines laid down during the Falkland’s war Have led to a thriving penguin population

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JY4xQ TIL the heir apparent of Ottoman Empire fought in WW2 and participated in the Normandy landings as an American soldier.
ADDmn TIL that it's against the law to serve beer and pretzels at the same time in North Dakota.
5eyp TIL that in the movie ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’, most of the bruises seen on Rooney Mara’s body when she takes a shower are real; the physicality of shooting the rape scene the day before resulted in countless bruises on the actresses wrists, neck and torso
1Kpd TIL the Pyramids were ordered to be disassembled and their blocks used to build dams on the Nile. The chief architect personally opposed, but knew he’d be replaced if he defied orders. So he prepared a false cost analysis showing that freshly quarried stone would cost less: thus saving the Pyramids.
V7jk TIL astronauts discard their clothes after each use. Since it cost about $10,000 to get one pound of cargo to the ISS it is more cost effective for them to discard their cloths when they get dirty instead of wasting water by washing them.