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TIL that during the thunderous applause following his famous 'We shall fight on the beaches' speech to the to the House of Commons in 1940, Winston Churchill whispered to a colleague, "And we’ll fight them with the butt ends of broken beer bottles because that's bloody well all we've got!".

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QNPlE TIL that in 1983, a diving chamber containing four men was accidentally depressurized. This caused the blood of three divers inside to boil instantly, while the fourth diver was forced through a 60 cm (24 in) opening, causing his body to fragment and all of his internal organs to be expelled.
LkK1Z TIL the United States Navy Pre-Flight School created a routine to help pilots fall asleep in 2 minutes or less. It took pilots about 6 weeks of practice, but it worked — even after drinking coffee and with gunfire noises in the background.
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