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TIL the Royal Navy "sunk" three whales during the Falklands War of 1982

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MjV8 TIL of St Oran, a druid who was buried alive. When dug up later, he declared there was neither heaven nor hell in the afterlife, so he was buried again.
OGN8a TIL in the 18th Century the medical consensus for scurvy was that it was caused by "faulty digestion" not anything dealing with citrus nor vitamin c. These doctors recommended "fizzy drinks" as a treatment, including a sulfuric acid mixer.
wL5K7 TIL a fan of George RR Martin's ASoIaF guessed that " Hodor " meant " Hold the Door", to which Martin answered " you don't know how close to the truth you are "
9rR7 TIL that during the German Invasion of Poland, 720 Poles defended their position against over 40.000 attacking Germans, stopping their advance for three days
E7mw TIL: William Wrigley Jr. originally started in the baking powder business. With his powder, he gave a free pack of his gum. He later abandoned the baking powder business when he learned that people were buying it just to get the gum.