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TIL of the War Horse Memorial—a statue honoring the nearly one million horses mules, and donkeys that lost their lives during the First World War. The statue features a horse named Poppy who possesses a gaunt physique and barbed wire wrapped around its hooves.

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OGJBL TIL that Danish special forces operative Helge Mayer transported vital humanitarian aid to civilians for years during the Bosnian War in an armoured 1979 Camero with Kevlar Plates. He earned the nickname Gottes Rambo (God's Rambo) for extreme bravery without a weapon.
M7xEV TIL that roosters don’t have a penis. They pump their sperm into females using a 'cloacal kiss'
JYnVQ TIL Stanford University was founded in 1885 by Leland Stanford and his wife, Jane, in memory of their only child, Leland Jr., who died of typhoid fever at 15. After his 1884 death, the Stanfords determined that they would use their wealth to do something for “other people’s” children
Xp9j TIL that Ukraine in 1994 gave up its nuclear weapons to Russia and in return Russia (together with US and UK) agreed to respect Ukrainian independence and sovereignty within her borders (among other things)
bGMj TIL the top speed of the Bugatti Veyron is limited not by the engine, but rather its tires exploding.