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TIL after George I of England’s death, his mistress the Duchess of Kendal kept a raven that she believed to be him

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womR1 TIL In a single battle in a single day, one-quarter of the entire United States Army had been destroyed. It was the most decisive defeat in American history with 69% of soldiers killed and 97% casualties. It's known as St Clair's defeat and Major General St Clair resigned his commission afterwards.
W7xro TIL in Italy there is a movement that has been compared to fairtrade, that markets brands and venues as anti mafia and not paying the extortion money, especially in areas hit hard by organized crime
VMWOk TIL that graves became 6 feet deep as a result of the plague in 1665.
xZXg TIL that French toast is also known as German toast or Spanish toast
5K0k TIL that studies have show that “9 of 10 American women wear shoes that don’t fit”, and that “more than 80 percent of women said they were willing to give up the health of their feet for trendy footwear”