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m1VQx TIL that during the Battle of the Chateauguay, an American officer demanded his Canadian opponents surrender. However, the American officer had not properly displayed the truce flag. So, the Canadian forces simply shot and killed him and then went on to win the battle.
BrWkk TIL that opossums not only eat lots of deer ticks, but they are also resistant to venomous snake bites.
pxBG TIL that the popularity of pizza is so recent, than in 1950, a lawyer had a witness explain to a jury what it was
y1O8 TIL of the Havasupai people, a Native American tribe who have lived in the Grand Canyon for over 800 years.
4KbN TIL when a foreign dignitary stays over at Blair House (the sister version of White House), their national flag is flown over the premises and the area is considered foreign soil