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Today I learned there was a West Virginia Woman, Sarah Brandon, who gave birth to 16 sons that were in the Civil War, 14 for the Union and 2 for the Confederacy.

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JY8gv TIL Duracell had a mascot called the Duracell Bunny that debuted 15 years before the Energizer Bunny. In 1988, Duracell's trademark had lapsed. Sensing an opportunity, Duracell's North American rival, Energizer, created a parody that we all know today as the Energizer Bunny.
N7GGJ TIL about Robert Wright and Kenneth Moore. Two combat medics who parachuted behind enemy lines on D-Day without weapons. For 3 days without sleep, they treated wounded soldiers from both sides and civilians.
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r6wx TIL that Dennis Hopper was doing 3 grams of cocaine and drinking a half a gallon of rum and 28 beers a day around the time he acted in Apocalypse Now.