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

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LgjZ TIL the reason soap operas look so different compared to most media is because they are shot in 60fps (hence the “soap opera effect”).
X0vgR TIL in 1970 one monkey's head was transplanted to the headless body of another monkey. Although the monkey was now paralyzed from neck down, they could still hear, smell, taste, eat and follow objects with its eyes. Died in 9 days because of immune rejection.
NrYN TIL when Nancy Grace was a prosecutor, she was reprimanded three times for misconduct, including “her disregard of the notions of due process and fairness”
mA8Y TIL Emanuel Bronner of “Dr. Bronner’s Soaps” was a German-born Jew who escaped the rise of Nazism. His last correspondence from his parents was a postcard that read “You were right. —Your loving father.” They died in the concentration camps.
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