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TIL that Russians considered the winter when Napoleon invaded Russia to be "a relatively mild winter"

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l764a TIL: Richard Stallman, accomplished programmer, launched the GNU Project and is an eccentric advocate for Open Software and pirating. He doesn't use a cell phone, canonized himself as St. IGNUcius of the Church of Emacs, and disliked Jobs. However, he has controversial takes and resigned from MIT.
5VGgk TIL Qatar Airways permits one falcon per passenger in the economy cabin, with a maximum of six falcons allowed on any one flight
rRN8w TIL- In 2007, a man in London sued his doctor after being misdiagnosed with cancer. He was told he only had months to live. As a result, he spent away his entire life savings only to find out his doctors misdiagnosed him.
x6yd0 TIL Chiefs owner Lamar Hunt first suggested the name Super Bowl for the 1st AFL-NFL World Championship Game. The idea was inspired by a "Super Ball" toy from Wham-O, but commissioner Pete Rozelle thought it was too gimmicky. It wasn't officially named the Super Bowl until the 3rd edition of the game
7rZJZ TIL Ian Fleming was a keen bird watcher. When choosing a name for the hero of Casino Royal he used the name of the author of one of his bird books - James Bond. In 1964, Fleming gave Bond a first edition copy of You Only Live Twice signed, "To the real James Bond, from the thief of his identity".