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

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NMnN TIL Ashton Kutcher tried steve jobs diet when getting into character for the JOBS movie and ended up in the Hospital because it messed up is pancreas levels… Steve jobs died of Pancreatic Cancer
e0dZD TIL Boy George appeared on the A-Team
Yp4jB TIL the song "Happy Birthday to You" is actually in the public domain and has been since since 2017.
9wN4r TIL The Nagant M1895 is one of the few revolvers that can successfully use a silencer. This is possible because the ammunition's casing extends over the projectile and the cylinder slides forward when cocked. When fired these elements create a gas seal that prevents gas from venting out the sides.
R58MQ TIL that the last Prisoner of War of WW2 who has been repatriated was Hungarian András Toma in 2000, captured in 1945 by the Red Army. He was sent to a psychiatric hospital in 1947 and got removed from the POW lists because of that.