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TIL that General George Washington was almost killed by a British Marksman

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65Lm TIL The US government has a law enforcement unit consisting entirely of Native Americans who use indigenous tracking/ranging methods to catch drug smugglers on the US-Mexican border. Their unit is called “The Shadow Wolves.”
BrA1K Today I learned that humans are the only animals that can blush and perhaps the only animal that can feel embarrassment. Blushing appears to be a unique human expression 'the most peculiar and most human of all expressions' which happens when blood vessels in the face dilate when embarrassed.
P1xmO TIL Gibraltar was awarded city status in 1842 but it was officially recognised only in 2022 after it was discovered by researchers in the National Archives
v1wP8 TIL that the county of Dorset in the UK holds an annual knob-eating contest.
9YXjG TIL that humans are 99.9% genetically identical to each other. The 0.1% difference account for the various differences, like skin color, hair color, eyes, and even diseases.