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TIL: In 1799, Edward Hamilton recaptured the frigate Hermione utilizing a daring night boarding attack with only 100 men to their 351. They had only 1 death compared to the Spanish which lost 120 men and had 231 taken prisoner. He was rewarded with money, knighthood, a sword, and numerous medals.

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78GWp TIL that adding cheese to hamburgers became popular in 1920. Lionel Sternberger is reputed to have introduced the cheeseburger while working as a fry cook at his father's Pasadena, California sandwich shop and "experimentally dropped a slab of American cheese on a sizzling hamburger.
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