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TIL: UNTIL 2013, THE US NAVY SENT MESSAGES IN ALL CAPS

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R5ZX6 TIL that the so called 'blue zone' areas that contain supercentenarians and the oldest-old are concentrated into regions with no birth certificates and short lifespans.
Y7Z6d TIL about Charlesfort, a 1562 French settlement built on modern Parris Island, South Carolina. Facing starvation, the settlers built their own boat and crossed the Atlantic. Miraculously, some made it to France. The one settler who chose to stay was later captured by the Spanish.
rRKrM TIL Mexico City is built in a bowl with no natural escape for water. Floods in 1629 left the city underwater for 4 years.
PYejL TIL A British MP tried to fake his own death, and was only discovered in Australia after being mistaken for another famous missing person. He was later found to be a Czech spy and died from a heart attack he suffered on live TV.
M70kK TIL All AmEx card numbers start with 3, Visa with 4, Mastercard with 5