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TIL Captain Bligh of the HMS Bounty later supported small farmers against the British military as Governor of New South Wales, and was overthrown in Australia's only military coup in history.

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E1GJx TIL that the US federal government in general does not permit children under age 14 to work, but it outlines a handful of exceptions -- and one of the jobs that is expressly permitted is the oddly specific "gathering evergreens and making evergreen wreaths."
neVGB TIL Rosacea helps to maintain antimicrobial peptide levels during UV-deficient winters to combat life-threatening microbial infections, such as lupus vulgaris. Therefore, rosacea should not be considered as a disadvantage, but as evolution's blessing of the Celts which improved their survival.
Op14 TIL the sign language interpreter at Nelson Mandela’s funeral was accused of being a ‘fake’, as he made meaningless hand gestures that did not reflect established signs.
Br6wd TIL The British and Argentina had a naval war in the 1980's. Falkland War.
9w49B TIL about the Zuma, a classified program run by the National Reconnaisance Office. At $3.5 billion, it was at the time the most expensive space launch ever conducted. The satellite apparently failed during deployment and fell back to earth