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TIL Donald Trump took out full-page newspaper ads in 1989 calling for the execution of 5 alleged rapists who were all minors and later turned out to be innocent

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kgj4 TIL a member of the WWII Canadian forces, Leo Major, single-handedly captured 93 Nazi’s at once, and liberated a town in the Netherlands on his own as well.
wLjw6 TIL that the term Plastic in Plastic Surgery predated "plastics" by 70 years, and comes from the Greek word meaning either sculpting or reshaping
yQOnl TIL the word "moxie", synonymous with "energy" and "spunk" originates from a brand of soft drink. As with many sodas, it was first marketed as an over the counter medicine called "Moxie Nerve Food". Moxie was created in 1876, is flavored with gentian root extract and is still sold in the eastern US.
wLRZ7 TIL that pterodactyls are not dinosaurs. Dinosaurs are members of the group Dinosauria which pterodactyls are not. Pterodactyls belong to the group Pterosauria.
o9go TIL The shower of sparks seen during Space Shuttle launches are often assumed to be engine igniters but they’re actually part of the Hydrogen Burnoff System; a safety system designed to consume unburned hydrogen so it doesn’t damage other parts of the shuttle.