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TIL that the first surviving full-length animated film played in cinemas was produced in the German Reich in 1926 and was directed by a woman - Lotte Reiniger

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7w87 TIL Melvin E. Biddle, for his actions during the Battle of the Bulge, earned the Medal of Honor on October 30, 1945, by President Truman. When presenting the medal, Truman whispered “People don’t believe me when I tell them that I’d rather have one of these than be President.”
1AB8 TIL female farts smell worse than male farts because they contain more sulphur
nmN9 TIL eating “fat-free” foods can actually cause a greater gain in weight than eating regular high fat foods
JYMO4 TIL that the US Medal of Honor has been awarded to 61 Canadians.
p8Zve TIL of Tim Macartney-Snape, one of the first mountaineers to climb Everest without oxygen. Afterwards someone said to him "You didn't climb Everest. You only climbed the top part." So he went down to the beach in India and re-did the whole thing.