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QNKxp Today I learned that the shortest war in history only lasted 38-45 minutes.
kYGm TIL that Ernest Hemingway used to hunt U-Boats in his fishing boat with direction-finding equipment, a machine gun and hand grenades.
lorM7 TIL on steam powered paddle ships, visibility was greatly hindered by the two large arches on either side of the ship. To combat this, a literal bridge would be built between them so the captain and helmsman could still get good visibility, thus why a ship's command center is called a "bridge".
9YnWm TIL that the Finnish Air Force still used the swastika as its emblem ever since it was founded back in 1918 long before it became known as a Nazi symbol and has now dropped it this year
xVdyk TIL the "Mona" in Mona Lisa is a misspelled title. It was originally "Monna", which is a polite title in Italian, kind of like Ma'am. Meanwhile, "Mona" is vulgar, meaning "idiot" or even "cunt"