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TIL about General Santa Anna’s wooden leg. The leg was captured by an Illinois regiment in 1847 and is now on display at the Illinois State Military Museum.

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Y7vV7 TIL A 17 year old youth who killed a 15 year old girl was caught after a sting that included staging a video game competition then he was led to believe a very wealthy and powerful entertainment executive wanted to help him and make his problems go away, leading to his confession
9Ybrm TIL in order to get their muscle and pony cars into a lower drag racing class, several manufacturers stated a lower horsepower rating than the real one. For example, Ford stated a 335 HP rating for the 428 Cobra Jet Mustang, while the actual one was about 410 HP.
EgkRP TIL per official conventions of the International Astronomical Union, all mountains on Saturn’s moon Titan are named after ones from Tolkien’s Middle-Earth. Already named are the Misty Montes, Erebor Mons, Angmar Mons and even Doom Mons.
gM1B8 TIL of Jim Swearingen, the man who convinced his employer at a small toy factory to take the Star Wars toy project, even after it was rejected by bigger toy companies. It turned out to be one of the most successful line of toys ever.
1Dp7 TIL that Bob Duffey, possibly the world’s best, safest, and most unknown motorcycle stuntman, boasts a career of over 1200 jumps with only 3 crashes having “a record of perfection unequaled by anyone.” At age 66, he still performs motorcycle stunts to this day.