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TIL that in 1943 three Belgian men held up a train and liberated 200 Jews using only one gun and some wire cutters.

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ZL6a TIL that despite being the third largest country in the world, China only has one time zone, mostly based around the far Eastern portions (where most of the population lives). As a result, in Western regions such as Tibet, the sun officially rises at around 10:00 AM.
YpkX7 TIL, in the early 1990s Willie Nelson had nearly all of his property confiscated and sold by the IRS, for payment of back taxes and fines. His famous guitar, named Trigger, was only saved from sale because his daughter smuggled it out of his Texas home and took it to Hawaii.
R57eQ TIL Palm trees are only classified as trees once they surpass 20 feet in height.
BrA9b TIL United States is one of 23 countries that still has a working telegram service.
87Da TIL The Mysterious Bloop Recorded in The Pacific Ocean in 1997 Is Not a Large Unknown Organic Species, But Rather Enormous Ice-Quakes.