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TIL the difference between a blizzard and a snowstorm is the strength of the wind, not the amount of snow

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rRnow TIL The President of The People's Republic of China was awarded the Key to the City in Muscatine, Iowa. Twice. Once in 1985 and again in 2012.
6EQgJ TIL Maximilien Robespierre tried to shoot himself in the head but only managed to shatter his lower jaw, when he was being led to the guillotine the executioner took off the bandage that held his jaw in place, leading him to produce an agonized scream until the fall of the blade silenced him.
0wQgA TIL that the Muslims who invaded Spain from North Africa in the 8th century likely spoke an African dialect of Latin, rather than Arabic or a more native African language like Berber
XEvwP Moon bases could be built using astronaut urine
nepe9 TIL about the Raid on Alexandria, when 6 Italian men managed to sneak in the fortified harbour of Alexandria using manned torpedoes. They then placed charges that sank two battleships and highly damaged several others, paralyzing the British fleet in the Mediterranean for months. Early example of Sp