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TIL a man hit his head and suffered memory loss, but a few days later he became a piano master randomly.

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ZbxR TIL during WWII the Germans captured a Russian T34 Tank then sank it in a lake in Estonia where it was rediscovered and after cleaning it up the engine was able to run.
mxPey TIL about Han purple and Han blue. They are synthetic barium copper silicate pigments developed in China and used in ancient and imperial China from the Western Zhou period (1045–771 BC) until the end of the Han dynasty (circa 220 AD).
VLpp TIL that a French Canadian soldier during WWII single-handedly captured 93 German soldiers and He declined the invitation to be decorated, because according to him General Montgomery (who was giving the award) was “incompetent” and in no position to be giving out medals.
61xX TIL that the Ulfberht swords were so advanced in their time (800-1000 AD), that the same technology didn’t appear again for a 1000 years in Europe.
wLxGJ TIL that as the largest postal service in the world, the US Postal Service handles approximately 48% of the world's mail volume each year. In 2019 alone, total mail volume delivered by USPS was 142.6 billion.