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TIL former Miami Dolphins Fullback Robert Konrad fell overboard from his 38-foot boat and swam for over 16 miles to shore overnight. Suffering from hypothermia once reaching shore, he said it was “bittersweet” because he had no strength to walk.

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lGjA TIL the “Streisand Effect” is a phenomenon named after Barbra Streisand where attempting to censor or remove information has the unintended consequence of publishing that information more widely
kk0g TIL Israel has been selling American military secrets to China for quite some time.
xG6g TIL Mao promised that Chinese steel production would surpass England and overtake America. As a result, many Chinese children born in 1958 and 1959 were named “Chaoying” (“Surpass England”) and “Chaomei” (“Overtake America”).
R5r88 Til- its illegal to shoot game birds and wildfowl on sundays and Christmas in the UK
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