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TIL that during the Cold War, the USSR was able to tell a Soviet passport was a forgery because the staples in real passports would corrode due to the poor quality of metal.

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GYQ5J TIL that, during WWII, when German prisoners escaped POW camps in Australia, the locals would give them the Australian "fair go", providing food and directions.
Ryml TIL According to the Department of Labor, Truck drivers have more non-fatal injuries on the job than any other job in America, and 1 in 6 of all work related deaths.
jNYrX TIL about Maurice Ruddick, Canadian Citizen of the Year and coal mine disaster survivor who was invited to vacation in Georgia resort by the governor, but moved to a trailer once the governor learned Ruddick was black.
8aD0L TIL The length of the Great Wall of China is more than half the circumference of the Earth
OG5WX TIL that pizza was invented in Naples, Italy as an inexpensive food to be consumed quickly. It remained unknown outside of Naples until Italian immigrants brought it to the US in the early 20th Century, where it would take the country by storm after WW2.