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TIL that in 1985 the French intelligence service bombed a ship docked in New Zealand to prevent it from protesting French nuclear testing.

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v1myR TIL the Office planned to break up Jim and Pam in the final season
vd08 TIL we call the animal a cow because the herdsmen were English, but the meat beef because chefs were often French and beef is similar to the old French word for a cow. The same is true for pig/pork, and sheep/mutton.
6Ej0m TIL there used to be a seventh position in ice hockey called the rover who would contribute to both defense and offense as needed.
6LBw TIL: In 2000 a man tested the parachute as designed by Da Vinci. Despite never being tested before, it turned out to have a “smoother ride” than modern day parachutes.
rRMdy TIL: Květoslava Bartoň, born Axman. As 18 year old student she helped 45 war orphans from Slovak Valley of Death (place of most bloody battle of WWII on Eastern front). She never talked about it and asked for her story to be published after her death, because she didn't want fame or recognition.