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TIL a young Andrew Jackson received a slash to the face from the sword of a British officer during his captivity for refusing to polish his shoes.

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ANgGw TIL Saturn's rings are made up of ice which is diamagnetic and hence resides in the place with the lowest magnetic effect: the equator
p8xWA TIL that the Concorde airplane flew so fast, if you left London (or Paris) in the evening flying west towards New York, to the passengers in the plane, the sun would actually appear to begin rising again shortly after reaching cruising speed. The plane flew faster than the Earth's rotation.
ab50 TIL the Teton mountains were named by French trappers who thought they resembled breasts (teton is French slang for breast) so Grand Teton National Park translates to Big Tits National Park.
VM8Zk TIL about Buy Nothing Day, established to counteract the consumeristic Black Friday
nMJG TIL “American” is an ethnicity, and according to the 2000 US Census, an increasing number of people are identifying with it.