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TIL of a British Army Gurkha who, in 2010, single-handily fought off up to 30 Taliban fighters to stop his position being overrun

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yVZWl TIL there was a hostage crisis at Berkeley , California in 1990s where the accused (who was suffering from a schizophrenic episode) demanded trillions of dollars from the federal government in his bizzare list of demands.
Ypayr TIL in 2003, unnatural-looking skeletal remains measuring "six inches long" were found... genetic analysis show the unknown baby suffered a staggering number of defects including progeria, dwarfism, and scoliosis
N7r5e TIL: Blowing into a Nintendo game cartridge does not fix a game that won’t load by removing dust. The blowing is a placebo. It is the act of removing and reinserting the cartridge into the system that increases the chance of a good connection. Moisture in your breath may even damage your games.
R7Vw8 TIL- Cold weather will cause some trees to explode by freezing the sap, because it contains water, which expands as it freezes, creating a sound like a gunshot. The sound is produced as the tree bark splits, with the wood contracting as the sap expands.
Z8Xy4 TIL Wax Worms can eat and break down one of the most common plastics (polyethylene) into organic compounds. Wax worms are common insects which evolved to live in bee hives.