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TIL of a pigeon, Cher Ami, that was awarded the Croix de Guerre for its service during WWI. Cher Ami delivered the S.O.S. message of a lost, encircled battalion despite being shot through the breast, blinded in one eye, covered in blood, and with a leg hanging only by a tendon.

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n1Zd TIL that Harbor Freight toss things you return into the dumpster
9aNM TIL rats will work to free a trapped pal empathetically and altruistically even when there’s a tempting little pile of chocolate chips nearby
GNgG [TIL] Crimea was one of the first carriers of the black plague back in 1346.
Y79Vr TIL that the world's oldest known wooden wheel is over 5,000 years old. Discovered in 2002 in Slovenia, this ancient artifact dates back to between 3,350 and 3,100 B.C., providing insight into early human innovation.
9YorM TIL that hospitals can and do prescribe alcohol to patients in order to prevent delirium tremens and alcoholic withdrawal