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TIL deers are closer evolutionarily to whales than horses

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o54o TIL a study found that nearly half of all homeless men had suffered a “traumatic” brain injury, with 87% having sustained the injury prior to becoming homeless
yDya TIL that Merry-Go-Rounds go clockwise while Carousels go counterclockwise.
OGkMY TIL while touring the battlefield Abraham Lincoln mounted a parapet to see the battle in progress. A soldier taking cover right next to him saw Lincoln exposing himself at risk and said "Get down you damn fool!" The soldier was none other than future supreme court justice Oliver Wendell Holmes.
oBWNW TIL LEGO launched 'braille bricks' for children to learn braille. The product is currently being tested in various languages too: Danish, Norwegian, English, Portuguese, German, Spanish, and French.
QNjEd TIL In the mid-1950s Francis LeRoy Henning of Erial, New Jersey minted what is now known as the “Henning” Nickel. He made counterfeit nickels dated 1939, 1944, 1946, 1947 and 1953.