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TIL the US Army does not keep any record of "confirmed kills". Servicemen routinely report successful hits to their superiors and personally keep track.

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DQ94P TIL that Lee Harvey Oswald was Teddy Roosevelt's third cousin, whereas FDR was Teddy's fifth cousin.
16GBP TIL that the Isle of Man has an invasive species of up to 100 Wallabies that escaped from wildlife park in the 60s
BrpYK TIL that the “ah-choo” sound people make when sneezing is a cultural learned behavior. For example, in the Phillipines they instead say “ha-ching”, the Japanese say “hakashun”, and deaf people don’t add any sounds at all.
x6NJB TIL Johann Bücheler built Switzerland's first guillotine in 1836 after another carpenter became depressed. He earned 160 francs but became an outcast. To earn some money he build a bonsai guillotine and beheaded celery.
xVQbB TIL, a Pakistani student was killed by mob at his university, for doing blasphemy on social media. In Pakistan, something as silly as "Nine is not fine" can get you killed, and your killers will be praised as heroes.