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TIL that there is an island in the Maroni River on the French Guiana/Suriname border which was formed when a British ship “Edith Cavell” ran aground. The shipwreck is covered in foliage.

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x68vg TIL in late 1870 there was a naval battle near Havanna between a French and a German ship. It was the only naval fight of the Franco-Prussian War.
ZeN4 TIL a story about Greek people self-infecting with HIV to collect 700 euro per month was largely unfounded, but a bunch of news organizations printed it anyway.
b9nrZ TIL the mayor of Nashville visited a survivor of the Antioch Waffle House Shooting, Sharita Henderson, and when asked if she needed anything, Ms. Henderson asked the mayor to fill the potholes on I-440.
JdEB TIL-“Hook” by Blues Traveler is a great joke aimed at oblivious music listeners.
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