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TIL there were "hundreds of thousands of instances of torture" by the French military in Algeria during the Algerian War.

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j8GM TIL The USS Arizona, which was sunk at Pearl Harbor by the Japanese 73 years ago today, still leaks 2-9 quarts of oil each day.
R5k7a TIL that the Quokka, when faced with a predator, will drop it's baby from it's pouch to provide a distraction for it to escape.
vP6k7 TIL: 100 Americans a year choke to death on pen caps, but that the number used to be higher before manufacturers put a hole in the cap
neQQ9 TIL that the "schoolboy" look that Angus Young wore in the band AC/DC was suggested by his sister. He was 18 at the time and it was his school uniform she suggested he wear on stage.
k075 TIL That Superman as Clark Kent was 4-F during WWII for poor vision because he read the Eye chart in the next room.