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TIL Medal of Honor recipient Roy Benavidez was shot 7 times, had 28 shrapnel holes in him, was clubbed by a rifle, slashed by a bayonet twice before he left the battlefield. When mistakenly identified as dead, he spit blood in the medic’s face

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vPa6K TIL that just before Laika went into space, one of the scientists using her for testing brought her home to play with his children. Knowing that she would not survive her journey
epZN6 TIL a King Penguin has served in the Norwegian Army's King's Guard since 1972 and the current feathered serviceman, Sir Nils Olav III, holds the rank of Major General.
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