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TIL in 1950 a Czech mechanic found a wrecked German AFV from WWII and rebuilt it to smash through the Iron Curtain and apply for US Citizenship.

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d8vEj TIL that the decibel (dB) scale is logarithmic instead of linear. The difference between a rock band and an airplane taking off is only about 10dB.
VMkwB TIL that when confronted by a rattlesnake, a California ground squirrel will direct blood to it’s tail to heat it up, causing the rattlesnake to back down because it distinguishes prey by sensing infrared radiation.
yJAl TIL splenda was discovered when a foreign graduate student was told to test a chlorinated sugar compound. He thought he was asked to “taste” it, so he did. It was later found to be safe to eat.
Z86M4 TIL in 2007 Switzerland accidentally invaded .9 miles into Liechtenstein and after their mistake issued an apology to which Lichtenstein’s official response was “no worries these things happen”
mM7Y TIL that the whole reason we focus on presidents’ first 100 days in office so much is because of how much FDR accomplished during his.