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TIL that a Japanese ship crashed on the Washington coast in 1833, its sailors were captured by Native Americans and enslaved before being freed by the intervention of the Hudson Bay Company

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WkZa8 TIL of the Bat' d'Af', French military units composed of heavily-tattooed criminals and problematic soldiers. Members called the units "the Hell" due to harsh discipine and living conditions. Despite this, they served with distinction in France's colonial wars, Crimea, and WW1.
orLW TIL that the word doppelganger, commonly used to refer to someone’s look-alike, is actually a German word meaning “double-walker” referring to paranormal duplicates of a real person.
vllj TIL mules and donkeys kill most predators, and are used to protect livestock
jN0pj TIL that during a flight from Taipei to Los Angeles a Chinese Airlines Boeing 747SP not only performed a 360 degree roll but also pulled 5 gs twice after their #4 engine failed. Aside from a broken foot and strained back, all passengers and crew were unharmed.
WPk4 TIL when using iTunes you agree to not use it to make nuclear weapons.