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TIL That, during a tour of the liberated Buchenwald Concetration Camp, General George S. Patton was forced to go behind a building and vomit.

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xmkg TIL variations in sexual orientation (homosexuality, bisexuality, etc) are found not just in humans, but in over 1000 species, most of which predate the existence of modern humans. The biological nature and origins of these variations are not understood, and are a subject of ongoing research.
y9vV TIL the difference between Wile E. Coyote and Ralph Coyote. Both had brown fur and pointy ears, but Wile E. had a black nose, yellow eyes, and went after the Roadrunner, while Ralph had a red nose, white eyes, and went after sheep (guarded by Sam Sheepdog).
x6a1B TIL string cheese is stringy because, when mozzarella is heated to 140* f, the milk proteins in the cheese realign horizontally, allowing the cheese to be peeled in long strings
Y1MB TIL A man once faked his own death to get out of a Verizon Wireless contract.
A8mo TIL While visiting Camp David in 1973, Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev was given a Lincoln Continental by Richard Nixon. Brezhnev coaxed Nixon into the passenger seat and then drove off the property, leaving the President’s security detail behind as the two leaders sped down rural, narrow roads.