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TIL that Plan B isn’t as likely to work if you weigh over 175lbs and I feel like all women should know about this.

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14X TIL the country of Liechtenstein is so small that in 2007, Swiss troops accidentally invaded it after getting lost in a rain storm
L84m TIL that JFK awarded Canadian immigrant Frances Oldham Kelsey America’s highest federal civilian service award for preventing a major tragedy of birth deformities from thalidomide
E15E0 TIL about David Edmondson, who lied on his resume to get a position as a Vice President of Marketing at RadioShack in the 90's. He worked his way up over 11 years to become CEO and resigned in disgrace after it was revealed his resume was falsified.
NXA7N TIL that when "The Pirate Queen" Grace O'Malley's sons were taken captive by the English, she convinced Queen Elizabeth to free them AND let O'Malley continue her piratical activities as long as she also defended the Crown
RVp7 TIL that in 1978 a lone pilot flying in Australia reported to air traffic control that he was being accompanied by an aircraft above him. Asked to identify the aircraft, he radioed “It isn’t an aircraft”. His plane disappeared and has never been found.