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TIL that after the Coalition Wars, which Napoleon lost for France, a summit was held in Vienna to provide a peace plan for Europe - the so-called Congress of Vienna. It lasted more than 8 months.

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Aj6a TIL of Rocky Bleier, an NFL football player with the Pittsburgh Steelers who was drafted into the US Army and served in Vietnam. Badly wounded in a leg and foot by a grenade, he needed four years to return to the team’s roster, but became a star and helped the Steelers win four Super Bowls.
E1GG7 TIL that a potential complication during vaginal delivery is a "Uterine Inversion". In order to treat said inversion, the attending Doctor quite literally fists the female; he/she grabs the uterus through the vagina, and manually pushes it back into place. The alternative is massive hemorrhage.
JYYM1 TIL that the term for the criminal act "racketeering" is defined as "a repeated or continuous way to illegally obtain or extort money" -usually set up as a form of business.
DQQnj TIL of Folkracing, a form of rallycross racing originating in Finland. There is cost cap on the cars of €1,500, to make sure nobody gets an unfair advantage by spending more on their car, anyone can buy the car for €1,500. If the owner refuses to sell their competition license can be revoked.
j90n TIL In the town of Laguna, Brazil a pod of Bottlenose Dolphin cooperatively fish with fishermen. The dolphin herd mullet toward the shore and signal the fishermen to cast their nets. They do this everyday! Town records say that the dolphins and fishermen have been cooperating since 1847.