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TIL that rodents can't throw up

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VMgK0 TIL That the experimental T-13 grenade of World War II was designed with a size, weight and shape similar to a baseball, thus making it easy for young American men to properly throw the grenade with both accuracy and distance.
PYp1G TIL that after conquering Britain, the Nazis planned to deport all men aged between 17 and 45 to Germany to perform slave labour, while the remaining population was terrorised
0dJGp TIL of La Bougie du Sapeur - a French newspaper that is only published on leap day, February 29th. Since its founding in 1980, there have only been eleven issues.
mJAO TIL that four American soldiers defected to North Korea during the Korean War, hoping for a better life than the one that waited for them back in the US. One of these men is still alive.
R8D8 TIL That out of the top 30 best selling games of all time, you need to go to #9 before you find a non-Nintendo product