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TIL Germany controlled 80% of the world cocaine market in the 1920s

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v19r4 TIL, U.S Navy pilot David Mccampbell set a United States single mission aerial combat record of shooting down nine enemy planes in one mission during the Battle of the Leyte Gulf on October 24, 1944, while flying the F6F Hellcat. He received the Medal of Honor for his actions.
kOy8d TIL of 'library hand' a fastidiously neat way of writing developed to make the hand written information in library card catalogues more legible.
8yyX TIL Shakira has been making music for more than 23 years and can play the guitar, drums, percussion and harmonica. She also speaks 7 different languages, is the founder of a charity called Pies Descalzos and is a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF.
p8ZRb TIL that The Japanese marathon runner Shizo Kanakuri lost consciousness while taking a break during the 1912 Olympic marathon in Stockholm. In 1967 the Swedes invited him to return and finish the race. His final time was 54 years, 8 months, 6 days, 5 hours, 32 minutes and 20.3 seconds.
Dkr TIL all U-Hauls are registered in Arizona because the state does not require vehicle safety inspections.