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TIL that Rolex is a Non-Profit Organization.

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w4JJ TIL of John J. Kelly, the last recipient of 2 medals of honor, because he attacked an enemy machine-gun nest, killed the gunner and another member of the crew, and returned with 8 prisoners. He was only 20 years old
LkkPv TIL: Seventy-one Victoria Crosses were awarded to Canadians for their actions in the First World War, and Canadians won sixteen VCs during the Second World War.
kKXE TIL the ‘Hollywood Accounting’ dispute surrounding Forrest Gump was resolved last year. The rights to the second book have now been acquired. As a result, it is likely we will get a Forrest Gump movie sequel.
Me7Om TIL the Oxford English Dictionary contains over 170,000 words in current use, whereas a vocabulary of just 3000 words provides coverage for around 95% of common texts. If you do the math, that's 1.75% of the total number of words in use.
1aEvr TIL Archaeologists have discovered Ancient Hebrew artifacts in North America. Research indicates that they predate the European discovery of the continent by several hundred years, at the least.