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TIL Last invasion of UK failed when French mistook Welsh women in traditional dress for troops

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Yp1O7 TIL that in 2018, a man plotted to plant small bombs in Target stores disguised in food packages. His goal was to create bad publicity for Target, which would lower stock prices and allow him to buy cheap shares before they rebounded. He was caught after paying someone else to plant the bombs.
neQ7o TIL that Alexander Graham Bell tried to teach his dog to talk
N4mb TIL that the very first phone number of the White House was “1”.
5V9KB TIL of Jason Padgett, a dropout who After suffering a brain injury in 2002, developed OCD immediately post attack,Began to see the world in “strange” ways, and became a mathematical and artistic prodigy
60aY TIL: Stephen Colbert Helped Fund $800,000 in Grants for South Carolina Teachers