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TIL that ‘S.O.S’ isnt an acronym for “Save Our Souls/Ship”, its a backronym designed so that the morse code would be memorable

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9YBbM TIL during WWII one soldier by himself, used an MG to repel a German infantry attack and killed over 100 German soldiers.
OGnyg TIL Mike Tyson has tattoos of Mao Zedong and Che Guevara
GYmBE TIL about the Giant Golden-Crown Flying Fox. It is one of the largest bats in the world with a wingspan up to 5.6 feet.
xVRnk TIL that people born deaf dont expirience inner monolouge through a voice, but rather visualize words through sign language or a talking mouth.
Q4AE TIL If uncoiled, the DNA in all the cells in your body would stretch 10 billion miles—from here to Pluto and back.