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TIL The Pirate Bay attempted to buy Sealand, a tiny artificial island micronation off the coast of Britain

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J19PQ TIL a study was conducted on memories of the attacks of September 11, highlighting how strong emotional reactions elicited by flashbulb events are actually remembered poorly, and drawing conclusions on how historical events are accurately or inaccurately remembered and recorded over time.
51XD TIL there is a small town in Australia which has a decommissioned submarine on display in a park, and to celebrate the 50th anniversary of The Beatles’ visit to the country community members knitted yellow wool squares to cover the entire sub.
78Zxx TIL about the Somaliland campaign, a series of military expeditions in northern Somalia by the British Empire against the Dervish movement from 1900 to 1920. It ended when the British aerially bombed the Dervish capital. 100K to 150K Somali civilians were ultimately killed in the campaign.
16KED TIL Jazz musician, Fats Waller, was kidnapped by 4 men and “given” to Al Capone as a birthday gift. He performed for 3 days and was found drunk with thousands of dollars in cash stuffed in his pockets.
7806M TIL that nattokinase, an enzyme contained in nattō, exhibits strong fibrinolytic activity and inactivates plasminogen activator inhibitor 1—a risk factor for thrombosis and atherosclerosis—when it comes into contact with human blood or blood clots.