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TIL that as a result of a 20-year-old online joke that the German city of Bielefield doesn’t actually exist, the city released a press statement titled ‘There Really is a Bielefeld!’. However as it was released on April 1st, this humorously only added to the conspiracy.

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rRYEy TIL of Douglas Albert Munro, the only US Coast Guard to receive the Medal of Honor. Whilst providing cover for ground troops with his boat, Munro was fatally wounded. The last words he said were, "did they get off?" referring to the soldiers he'd saved. He was 22 years old.
7rrvb TIL of the 17-yr-old girl who fell 10,000ft out of a plane without a parachute and survived 10 days in the Peruvian jungle.
LQpad TIL when Mike Meaney began his record attempt at being buried alive he neglected to tell his wife about his plan. She found out from listening to the radio. He staged workouts in a pub while in an oversized coffin, ate a diet of steak and cigarettes, and then spent 61 days buried alive
1ywO TIL that Minnesota is known for its idiosyncratic social and political orientations and its high rate of civic participation and voter turnout. It’s standard of living index is among the highest in the United States, and the state is also among the best-educated and wealthiest in the nation.
Ax9B TIL That Spongebob Squarepants was originally going to be called Spongeboy and the show was originally going to be called Spongeboy Ahoy, but they had to change his name after it turned out that Spongeboy was the copyrighted name of a mop.