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TIL New York has a memorial to Benedict Arnold's leg

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j6j9a TIL that Capetown, South Africa has a large gang called The Ugly Americans.
lop67 TIL of the Laconia Incident, in which a German U-Boat conducting rescue operations upon Allied troops was deliberately attacked by a US bomber.
b9gQp TIL In the middle ages some kings had clothes made from "Salamander fur" which were completely fire-proof and bright white. The name likely comes from the common belief that Salamanders were "born from fire". The clothes were actually made out of asbestos.
p6WZ TIL in a review of the film “Groundhog Day”, The Washington Post noted it was a good Bill Murray vehicle, but wrote “It will never be designated a national film treasure by the Library of Congress”. The film was selected for preservation in the Library of Congress in 2006.
1arJD TIL that not only do snowy owls nest on the ground, but that in good hunting conditions will construct a nest out of dead lemmings.