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TIL Napoleon's presence on a battlefield was considered equivalent to 40,000 men by the Duke of Wellington

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lo9l7 TIL about the WW2 battle between the destroyer USS Borie and U-405, in which the two ships collided and became locked together. The crews had to resort to fighting at close range, with small arms and anything they could get their hands on. One German sailor was even killed by a thrown sheath knife.
m179P TIL In the 1930s, a payphone call in the United States cost two cents. By keeping a penny in a slot on each shoe, children ensured they always had enough money to make an emergency call home, hence the name Penny Loafers.
ZVjv TIL Texas no longer offers a special “last meal” to condemned inmates. Instead, the inmate is offered the same meal served to the rest of the unit.
PYX9G TIL about the Dale, the first space age automobile
Jm7j TIL After buying out the McDonalds brothers, Ray Kroc was angry that the deal did not include the original McDonalds so he forced the McDonald brothers to change the name of the establishment (it was changed to the big M) and opened a McDonalds a block away and the put the big M out of business.