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TIL There is a population of Polish Haitians descended from Napoleonic soldiers who deserted to join the Haitians after learning they were fighting for their freedom against slavery.

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lB17 TIL only once has a submarine sunk another sub while both were underwater
7wrb TIL There is a cafe that serves over 100 kinds of cereal in the UK called a Cereal Killer Cafe
5YgX8 TIL: About the Trojan Room coffee pot at the University of Cambridge which is said to be the inspiration for the first webcam. In 1991 it put a live picture of the office coffee pot on peoples desktops pc’s of the local office LAN so people wouldn’t make a wasted trip.
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NXkBP TIL about Corrie Mckeague, an Air Force Gunner who disappeared while returning home from a night drinking with friends. The leading theory for his disappearance is that he climbed into a garbage bin to fall asleep, and was picked up and eventually crushed by a garbage truck.