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DOlD TIL that we are in the middle of the sixth mass extinction called Holocene extinction
neW4P TIL that the title for the Xbox game Grabbed by the Ghoulies was inspired by British slang for testicles.
dD07d TIL about the adverse possession, a common law whereby you can claim ownership of a property if you squat there for long enough provided you meet some other conditions.
EN7d TIL There is a database dedicated to tracking every bomb ever dropped by the United States. So far the Theater History of Operations Reports (THOR) details nearly 15 million bombing missions ranging from WWI to Vietnam.
wLmL1 TIL that George Washington ordered a ceasefire during the Revolutionary War to return a lost dog to its owner, Sir William Howe, a British general. The dog was found wandering the battlefield and was fed and cleaned before being returned to Howe.