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TIL that Malaria killed ~10k troops in the US Civil War

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WRD9 TIL in the famous Casablanca scene where French refugees defy the Nazis by singing their national anthem, many are played by actual refugees who had just fled the Nazis – which is why many are visibly weeping as they sing
xxQb TIL George Washington’s mother was alive to see George Washington win the revolutionary war and see him become the nation’s first president. She was consistently dissatisfied with her son and even petitioned Virginia for a pension because of claimed neglect.She was also rumored to be a loyalist.
XlGX TIL debuting in 1979 as a one-time, 13-part series, “This Old House” was one of the earliest home improvement shows. It was initially controversial among building contractors, and the cast was afraid that they were giving away secrets of the building trades.
0drBy TIL Chiropractic Medicine Was Founded In 1895, When A Magnet Healer Allegedly Cured A Janitor's Deafness Through Knowledge Given To Him From The 'Other World'.
16VZ4 TIL about the Battle of Cynoscephalae in modern day Thessaly which is the only known instance where the Roman side used war elephants. They won.