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TIL that the phrase "Keep calm and carry on" was originally coined by the British in 1939 to boost the morale of the public in preparation of mass air attacks on cities during WW2. A copy of the original poster was discovered in 2000, and since then, it has become trending once more.

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GAyx5 TIL The New York Times tech writer, David Pogue was given 1 of 4 iPhones to ever leave Apple [2007] and lost it in a taxicab
60BZ TIL there is a bone disorder in children that causes their bones to be extremely, easily broken, and that parents are going to prison for child abuse because the disorder is very often overlooked or misdiagnosed.
v1JeR TIL that in 1918, during WWI, the Germans protested the use of the Model 97 shotgun "trenchbroom" by the USA, arguing it violated the rules of the Hague Conventions. The Americans replied almost immediately that the protest was ironic coming from the guys using flamethrowers and poison gas.
gMd08 TIL about Peter Oakley, known as Geriatric1927 on youtube, he was the most subscribed youtube account in 2006, in his channel he talked about his life experiences, such as growing up in the UK during WW2 and experiencing the British inter-war school system, he passed away in 2014 at 86 years old
5v6D TIL In 1983, a 61-year-old potato farmer named Cliff Young won a 544 mile endurance race because he ran throughout the night while the younger ‘professional’ athletes slept.