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TIL that there is a shotgun shell specifically designed to plant flowers

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j69jR TIL that the American Revolutionary War extended to the modern-day Bahamas where Continental Marines conducted the Marine Corps’ first ever amphibious landing in Nassau to seize gunpowder.
VMJM4 TIL that other than humans, chimpanzees and rats are the only animals that can laugh.
DQKoP TIL: That upon its UK release in March 1974, The Exorcist drew nationwide protests around Britain from the Nationwide Festival of Light (NFL), a Christian public action group. Local clergy and concerned citizens handed out leaflets offering spiritual support afterwards to those queuing for the film.
8kXV TIL that FedEx’s current CEO and founder Frederick W. Smith didn’t have enough money to keep the company afloat, he took the remaining 5k and brought it to Vegas and by Monday morning they had 32k, enough to fuel their planes and stay in business long enough for another round of funding.
rNyje TIL that in the early 2000s, Puma and the Cameroonian National Team experimented with new kit designs. In 2002, Cameroon won the African Cup Of Nations wearing sleveless shirts, that were banned by FIFA before the World Cup. In 2004, a one-piece kit was used and FIFA banned that too