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TIL that Male otters will hold their pups for ransom to force the mother to give up their food

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ADAww TIL of Wilmer McLean, who’s house in Manassas, Virginia was in the 1st battle of Bull Run. He moved to Appomattox, Virginia, but 4 years later Robert E Lee surrendered to Ulysses S Grant in his living room. His properties had one of the first, and last encounters of the Civil War.
rvMy TIL During the French Revolution someone promised to keep blinking as long as he could after he was beheaded as an experiment. A friend watched. It took about 15-seconds before he stopped.
9wWOQ TIL that, while "A Few Good Men" does not inform its audience that it's inspired by a true story, many of the facts are based on a case that Deborah Sorkin (sister of screenwriter Aaron Sorkin) was involved in as a JAG officer.
1JBX TIL that the United States Marine Corps is older than the United States.
NXXX6 Today I learned that the legendary author Roald Dahl was six-foot-six and was the captain of his school's squash team.