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TIL that the Philippines has a rebel Islamic group named MILF.

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bKP9 TIL Tojo missed his heart when he tried to shoot himself as GIs came to arrest him, he was subsequently arrested, hospitalized, charged with war crimes, coerced into absolving the imperial family for any of said war crimes, and hung.
e0GJ6 TIL the reason Boysenberries aren't as common as other berries is they're difficult to cultivate. They're susceptible to fungal disease, have a short availability in season and their soft exteriors make them difficult to ship. Because of this, most are grown for jams, juices, syrups and ice cream.
xVQY5 TIL that the most dangerous nuclear accident in US history, the Three Mile Island incident, didn't affect the environment and had no casualties.
oB5g8 TIL that Apollo astronauts may have found the oldest earth rock we know on the moon in 1971
0kB1 TIL that North Korea has less firepower than Thailand, and only slightly more than Ethiopia.