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TIL that Australia is 1.2% larger than the Contiguous US (the 48 states excluding Alaska and Hawaii)

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O8w1 TIL that 5 years ago in Estonia during an economic crisis, a family therapist hoping to encourage random acts of kindness helped found the Bank of Happiness: a forum where people can exchange good deeds. Currently over 500 requests and offers for free services are posted in 5 languages.
VBlZ TIL there are only 210 people in the armed forces of Iceland
e0Vkn TIL: A submarine ran out of fuel about 100 miles from hawaii while searching for a lost tug. Sub R14 had empty reserve tanks, no radio communications and a week's worth of food. Crew rigged up blankets and mattress covers as sails. It sailed back to Hawaii over 5 days.
nemoY TIL of a cat that served on the Royal Navy sloop HMS Amethyst. The cat received the PDSA's Dicking Medal after surviving injuries from a cannon shell, raising morale, and killing off a rat infestation.
M7j4V Today I learned that 95% of international internet traffic goes through undersea cables