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TIL An Extinct Bird Re-Evolved Itself Back Into Existence

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0dGn1 TIL immediately after his Gettysburg speech, Lincoln came down with a mild case of smallpox to which he quipped: "For once in my life as president, I am in a position to give everybody something."
D1DOj TIL that cloth masks have INCREASED rates of infection
O4Yg TIL of Mr Walter Tull. A soldier who was born in 1888 and died in 1918. He was the first ever black officer to lead white British soldiers in battle. He also played soccer for the professional London Club Tottenham Hotspur.
wKyP TIL A North Korean fighter pilot defected with his MiG-15 in 1953 and was rewarded with $100,000 from the United States
P8Qw TIL a 2007 investigation found that 24 of 25 pieces of apparel with trim labeled “faux fur” from Tommy Hilfiger, Norstrom, and MARC among others was not only real, but the fur of domestic dogs.