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TIL There's an active US Coast Guard vessel that originally belonged to Nazi Germany.

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V044 TIL Timothy Cole was arrested and convicted of rape in 1985 and sentenced to 25 years, dying in prison in 1999. After the statute of limitations on the crime had run out, the real rapist confessed and DNA testing proved Cole innocence. He was officially pardoned in 2009.
oBYrr TIL that Lego has launched a “Braille Brick” concept. It’s designed help children who are blind and partially sighted learn braille. The Braille Kit is expected to launch in 2020, with 250 bricks covering the alphabet, numbers 0-9, and select maths symbols.
wLmG8 TIL Tortoises don't have a diaphragm so use their legs to contract and constrict their lungs. Essentially Tortoises use their legs to breath so holding them still would cause them to suffocate.
xVmkD TIL the Canadian Down Syndrome Society advocacy group petitioned to have people with Down syndrome added to endangered species list.
MmZ0 TIL at the age of 17 Bill Hicks’ parents took him to a psychologyst, who, at the end of the session, told him “it’s them, not you”.