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TIL that the act of hiccuping may originate from an amphibious evolutionary ancestor that breathed underwater

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LQ54p TIL the Phantom time Conspiracy theory claims the time period AD 614 to 911 never existed. The Theory claims these extra 300 years of History were fabricated in the middle ages to legitimise Otto's claim over the Holy Roman Empire. According to the theory we should be living in the year 1726.
B4OW TIL a US Army pack mule that was shipped to Asia during WWII was captured by Americans six years later during the Korean War. The mule likely served in three different wars (WWII, Chinese Civil War, Korean War) and for three different armies (US, Nat. Chinese, Communist Chinese).
Y70bP TIL Marilyn Monroe converted to Judaism.
4kplw TIL the Portuguese Empire was the first and last European colonial empire. At the start of the empire, the Americas were not yet discovered. Upon its collapse, the series "Friends" was airing its 5th season.
l77WA TIL that the last American pilot to become an ace (score 5 or more air-to-air combat kills) was Richard Stephen Richie. He scored his 5th kill in August, 1972. Since him, no American pilot has more than 3 kills.