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TIL that France beats UK, Germany & other European countries when it comes to global innovation

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n1nb TIL that some airlines require a pilot and co-pilot to consume different meals from each other, in case one makes you sick
4XKmo TIL that as the chair of the RNC, George HW Bush asked Richard Nixon to resign.
B9Xd TIL in 1876 a man died in a duel over the correct way to pronounce “Newfoundland.”
4XjLg TIL that had Otis Redding not died “Sittin’ On The Dock of The Bay” would have not been released. Record producers didn’t like it, but right after the plane crash wanted to cash in on his death
dDKLQ TIL In 1944, the USS Buckley engaged U-Boat U-66 in the Atlantic. The ship rammed the submarine and got stuck, and their respective crews engaged in hand to hand combat, using shell casings and coffee mugs as weapons.