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TIL About the Duck Who Became an Official Marine in World War II

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ANB9B TIL that the rapid spread of telescope through Europe was because the patent litigation between two inventors, who applied at almost the same time, was mentioned in a diplomatic report about an embassy of Kingdom of Siam to Netherlands, that was widely and rapidly distributed in Europe
NJ1M TIL in the original 1900 novel “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz”, the Emerald City isn’t actually green; the Wizard requires everyone inside to wear green tinted glasses to make them think it is
bVOQ TIL that a study performed by the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition at Clemson University found that three to six instances of double-dipping “would transfer about 10,000 bacteria from the eater’s mouth to the remaining dip.” The study concluded that double-dipping should be curtailed.
ADlex TIL that after Andre the Giant fell on top of somebody while drunk during the making of The Princess Bride, the NYPD sent an undercover officer to follow him around whenever he went out drinking to ensure he didn't fall on anyone again.
OGP7g TIL that Puerto Rican and Cuban flags are intentionally similar. The PR flag is an intentionally inverted-color version of Cuban flag.