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TIL of Capt. Samuel Whittemore, an American farmer who survived being shot in the face by a musket AND repeatedly stabbed by bayonet from British soldiers in 1775 during their march to Lexington & Concord, at the age of 78 . . . and went on to live another 18 years.

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D1wNJ Today I learned that Panko was made by electrifying bread
rRE0M TIL of the disappearances of Terrance Williams and Felipe Santos. Both men went missing in 2004 and 2003, respectively, under similar circumstances in Naples, Florida. Both men were last seen being arrested by Steve Calkins, who claims he changed his mind about both arrests and let them go.
p8ReA TIL that the long pointy tip on cliché old style night caps is for keeping you warm in winter nights, by wrapping it around your neck.
Bg7YW TIL that if you drilled a hole through the center of the earth from Formosa Province in Argentina, you’d end up on the island of Formosa. This was not known when the two places were named in the 1500s.
k6d5 TIL That a monastery in the UK makes as fortified wine called Buckfast that has 15% alcohol and as much caffeine as 8 cokes per bottle. Despite being made by monks, it is synonymous with crazed blackouts and under age use.