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TIL during 9/11 rescue dogs had found such few survivors, their handlers had to hide and allow the dogs to find them to boost spirits

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oeVK TIL a WW1 homing pigeon saved 194 men by continuing her flight after losing a leg, an eye and having been shot through the chest
X9mr TIL a sailor who wishes to grow a beard in the Royal Navy has to submit a ‘permission to stop shaving’ form. He is then allowed two weeks to 'grow a full set’ before he presents himself to the Master at Arms who will decide if his beard looks stupid or is respectfully full enough to be permitted.
Wg14 TIL not a single black artist had a Billboard No.1 single in 2013 - the first time this has happened in 55 years.
e0Ng5 TIL In WW2 on D Day, the Germans had a devastating thermobaric weapon called Taifun B, based on kerosene & coal dust, to be delivered over the battlefield by rocket propelled canisters. They positioned it in Calais, so it didn’t get used against the landings.
yVWDl TIL after the Panama-Pacific International Exposition ended, one of its exhibitions, The Ohio Building, was sold at auction. It was then mounted on skids and dragged to the marina where it was pulled aboard two barges and embarked on its voyage floating to San Carlos harbor.