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TIL the last Civil War Veteran lived until 1956, at the age of 106.

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pY8dN TIL American soldiers in WWII wouldn’t use their chin straps out of fear it would snap their necks if fired upon or if they were near an artillery strike.
vPk9x TIL the reason we evolved to make blood inside our bones is because it's the place in our body that's safest from UV radiation.
yQll8 Today I learned the Royal Family was subject to post World War II rationing rules like the rest of the country. The fabric used for Queen Elizabeth's wedding gown was paid for with clothing ration coupons.
oRAr TIL the United States accounts for 44% of the world’s gasoline consumption.
YEY7 TIL that once the British 1881 census was compiled, officials noted an alarming rise in the number of individuals being reported as “deaf and dumb”. After enquiries were made, it transpired that many enumerators had recorded babies as being deaf and dumb simply because they could not speak.