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TIL the Narrator of Forensic Files (Peter Thomas) was a WWII army veteran who at Age 19, stormed the beaches of Normandy, fought in the Ardennes Offensive, and earned the Purple Heart and Bronze Star

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b9vO9 TIL that "The Saga Begins," Weird Al Yankovic's parody of the song "American Pie" where he lays out the plot of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, was written almost entirely based on internet spoilers.
rROmx TIL of the "nut rage incident", where on a Korean Air flight the vice president of the airline struck the cabin crew chief with a tablet and ordered the plane to return to the gate after being being served nuts in a plastic bag instead of on a plate.
0wLJ5 TIL about the Detmold child, a 6,500-year-old mummy found in Peru. The child was born about 3,000 years before Tutankhamen and died between 8-9 months from a rare congenital heart disease and pulmonary infection. It’s one of the oldest preserved mummies in the world.
Bgy0r TIL: Pufferfish create intricate underwater crop circles as part of their mating ritual.
rEYd TIL that in 2002, Kenyan Masai tribespeople donated 14 cows to to the U.S. to help with the aftermath of 9/11.