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TIL that during Hurricane Isabel, sentries guarding the Tomb of the Unknowns remained at their post

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LmmZ TIL that Vladimir the Great chose to convert to Christianity instead of Islam, mainly because Islam doesn’t allow alcoholic consumption. He remarked “Drinking is the joy of all Rus’. We cannot exist without that pleasure.”
rBjw TIL that sometimes when we scratch one part of our body we can feel in another point somewhere else, and this is called Referred Itch
bOn9 TIL Jeff Baxter, guitarist for Jimi Hendrix, Steely Dan, and The Doobie Brothers is now a U.S. defense consultant and anti-terrorism expert.
PYnlG TIL the Bramble Cay Melomys is among the first mammals to disappear because of failure to adapt in the modern era. Some time between 2009 and 2014 the last of this species died, probably drowning in a storm surge on an island off the coast of Australia where it had thrived for thousands of years.
5VdPr TIL that in the US, 67% of second marriages, and 74% of third marriages end in divorce.