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TIL that President Theodore Roosevelt is the only person to have been awarded a Nobel Peace prize and the Medal of Honor.

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YpjB TIL that black people saying “aks” instead of “ask” is a ‘Recency Illusion’: the use of “aks” in place of “ask” dates back to the 1600s and Middle English, and is not a recent development.
kOJ57 TIL that "mise-en-place" is a French cullinary term, which means "putting in place". It signifies that you should get all the necessary ingredients and tools ready before you start cooking.
wo0rP TIL inventor Yoshiro Nakamatsu holds 3,377 patents (e.g. the floppy disk). He finds inspiration by going on long underwater swims while holding his breath as long as he can "to starve the brain of oxygen." Then at "0.5 seconds before death" he jots down his idea on a waterproof notepad & surfaces.
N75rE TIL: Many Native North American cultures have historically recognized the existence of a third gender, or a "two-spirit" person. Someone who is regarded as neither male or female
epwLg TIL Pedro Rodrigues Filho, one of Brazil's most prolific killers. Having killed between 71-100+ criminals as a vigilante (including his father), he was given a the maximum sentence in Brazil of 30 years. Filho now has a successful YouTube career with 250k subs