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TIL that Cardinal Arborelius, the Bishop of Stockholm, was the first ethnic Swede to become a Catholic Bishop since the Protestant Reformation

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78ZwO TIL in 1951, 600 British soldiers were getting overwhelmed by 30,000 Chinese soldiers. Brig Tom Brodie told his American Superior "Things are a bit sticky, sir." Because of the understatement, the General assumed they were holding up and sent no help. Almost all the soldiers were captured or killed.
N74O1 An international team of scientists sequenced a protein crystal located in the midgut of cockroaches in 2016. The reason? Scientists think cockroach milk could be the next superfood.
m1ZPp TIL Rob Walton (son of Walmart founder Sam Walton) crashed a 1 of 6 Shelby Daytona Coupe worth more than $14 million.
4DXb TIL The ADHD drugs Ritalin and Adderall bind to the same receptors in the brain as cocaine and methamphetamine, respectively. Ritalin has the same effect on the brain as cocaine and Adderall has the same effect as meth, and the only difference is their potency.
PVyV TIL that in 1996, a man was flying a remote-controlled model plane in Dublin when the receiver died. The plane continued with no guidance for 5 miles, then ran out of fuel and glided to a stop on the runway of Dublin Airport.