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TIL aestivation is a state of animal dormancy, like hibernation, although taking place in the summer not the winter

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lop67 TIL of the Laconia Incident, in which a German U-Boat conducting rescue operations upon Allied troops was deliberately attacked by a US bomber.
a8kDo TIL of Oskar Speck, a German man who spent seven years kayaking from Europe to Australia. Unfortunately, Australia declared war on Germany shortly before his arrival, and he was arrested on suspicion of espionage as soon as he made landfall.
awnyN TIL that God Bless America was written by a Russian immigrant. This Russian immigrant was Irving Berlin.
D1BQg TIL that Die Hard is based on a book called "Nothing Lasts Forever" by Roderick Thorpe and that Die Hard 2 is based on a book called "58 Minutes" by Walter Wager. Despite the films being directly related, neither book is connected. They were written by two different authors, almost a decade apart.
BgXWL TIL: 34 percent of people in Lebanon are Christian.