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TIL Lake Constance is the only place in Europe without clear borders as the countries that intersect it disagree over who has sovereignty. Austria thinks they own the lake equally as a condominium, Switzerland insists the border runs down the middle, and Germany's opinion is basically ¯_(ツ)_/¯.

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oor7 TIL a trial run of the “skyhook” (method of retrieving a stranded person using a plane without landing) used a live pig, which spun in the air uncontrollably during test. After regaining its bearings on the plane, it attacked the crew.
J1QKV TIL the famous photo of Marines raising the American flag over Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima taken on Feb. 23, 1945, was actually the second flag raised there that day. AP photographer Joe Rosenthal missed the first raising because he was "still climbing up the mountain at the time"
YpnAP TIL ‎Mr. Rogers made Friday the 13th l‎ess scary for children by naming the puppet who ruled the Neighborhood of Make Believe "King Friday XIII (13th)" --- and regardless of the month or frequency, every Friday the 13th was celebrated as King Friday’s birthday (see video starting at 0:45)
W7bRo TIL American singer Joséphine Baker aided the French Resistance during World War II. After the war, she was awarded the Resistance Medal by the French Committee of National Liberation, the Croix de Guerre by the French military, and was named a Chevalier of the Legion of Honour by Charles de Gaulle.
xgA5 TIL Vincent Van Gogh didn’t cut his ear because of his depression. He lost his ear in a fight with his friend Paul Gauguin.