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TIL in 1944, 22-year-old Corporal Anthony Damato threw himself on an enemy hand grenade, saving the lives of his two Marines at the cost of his own life. President Roosevelt later awarded him the Medal of Honor calling it a "fearless and valiant sacrifice reflecting great upon himself and the US".

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loJ9N TIL In 2013, a scientist injected human brain cells into a mouse brain, which improved the mouse's memory and ability to learn.
8e0DV TIL the pope has his own prime minister.
mxdGR TIL The Hagia Sophia has some odd scratches inside. For hundreds of years, their origin and purpose was unknown. It was later discovered that they are Futhark runes made by a Norseman far from home. A message, carved into the building he knew would never be destroyed. The message? “Hafdan was here.”
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