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TIL The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Guard Identification Badge is the second least-awarded decoration of the United States military with the first being the Astronaut Badge

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5YYEP TIL that the first settlers in Madagascar came all the way from Indonesia in 500 AD despite humans being present right across the Mozambique channel in the African mainland for thousands of years.
wLddW TIL actress Tippi Hedren is directly responsible for over half of the manicurists in the country (and 80 percent in Southern California) being Vietnamese.
x6l1w TIL cashews come from a fruit called a cashew apple, which is also edible and tastes somewhat like it's namesake
vYpB TIL PETA kills nearly 90% of the animals in its shelters each year, despite the fact that it could feasibly kill none.
VBJ7B TIL a Russian attempted suicide bomber died in 2011 after receiving a spam text message that wished her a happy new year, triggering the detonator on her mobile phone.