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TIL new world vultures have bacteria on their plumage that is unknown to science.

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0wAeL TIL when Robert E Lee and the confederate army surrendered, Union soldiers silently saluted them. Normally victorious armies would taunt or mock defeated ones, but Union general Chamberlain respected the confederatestood much and ordered his men to salute.
b66BQ TIL That 95% of wasabi bought in the US is fake, and actually just horseradish, hot mustard and green dye
vNor TIL Europe was called the “Far West” in the Far East
YpgNW TIL Sigmund Freud's development of psychoanalysis, including concepts such as the id, ego, superego, and libido, was all done under the influence of a constant supply of cocaine, which he advocated unreservedly, and even endorsed for cash.
8e7VK TIL that in the 7th century BC, lawmaker Charondas forbade anyone from bringing in weapons to the assembly under penalty of death. One day, seeking to defeat some brigands in the hills, he brought a knife to the assembly. In order to uphold his own law, he killed himself.