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TIL that Greece has been in a state of default for about half its modern history as a sovereign state

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mxAeO TIL In 2009, 2 Egyptian fishermen were captured by Somali Pirates, The Egyptian hostages escaped by attacking and seizing the pirate’s guns and machetes and reversed the kidnapping by kidnapping the pirates to Yemen, They were offered flights from Yemen to Egypt but took their boats home instead.
e9ag TIL that a building burned down across the street from the Beach Boys’ studio right after they recorded the chaotic instrumental piece “The Elements: Fire”. Mentally unstable bandleader Brian Wilson was convinced for years the two were linked.
eYQ4 TIL the founder of FedEx served two tours of duty in Vietnam, observing procurement and delivery procedures, fine-tuning his dream for an overnight delivery service. He was also awarded a Bronze Star, Silver Star, and two Purple Hearts.
neeN7 TIL Stalin ordered the assassination of John Wayne. Stalin was angered by John Wayne’s anti-communist rhetoric and ordered the KGB to kill him. John Wayne learned of the plot from from Orson Wells and the FBI. Wayne worked with some stuntmen friends and foiled several attempts on his life.
Me7Vb TIL during WWII the Japanese submitted multiple ground breaking studies to peer reviewed journals they said were conducted on monkeys. In reality they were conducted on humans as part of Japan's infamous Unit 731 projects.