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TIL that the Maldives is the lowest lying country in the world with the highest elevation from sea level being 6 FEET.

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bK8p TIL that Dean Koontz decided not to sue the filmmakers of High Tension for plagiarizing his book Intensity because he found the film to be so puerile, so disgusting, and so intellectually bankrupt he didn’t want the association with it that would come from a lawsuit.
mxxyv TIL The Charge of the Savoia Cavalleria at Izbushensky of 1942 was the last cavalry charge in history.
0xEM TIL of Lyudmila Pavlichenko; a woman credited with 309 kills as a sniper fighting for Russia in WWII. That number of kills included 36 other snipers.
Z0JQ TIL there have been more Chinese slaves than African slaves
Xr4Q TIL that larger birds such as geese fly in “V ” formation, because the whole flock adds at least 71% greater flying range than if each bird flew on its own. Also, the geese honk from behind to encourage those up front to keep up their speed.