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TIL In 1942, a 12-year-old lied about his age to join the Navy. He became a decorated war hero at age 13 but was thrown out of the Navy after his mom found out.

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6E1KQ TIL Salvador Dali would avoid paying restaurant bills by drawing on the checks. No one would cash the checks because the drawing would be too valuable.
RPDQ TIL Sunita Williams, Navy pilot and NASA astronaut, was the first person to run a marathon from space, running the Boston Marathon on the International Space Station’s treadmill. Her fellow astronauts fed her oranges during the race.
v1xm4 TIL why the cut apple turns brown. It turns out that the enzymes and polyphenols in the apple react with oxygen; now some apples on the market will not change color because they have been genetically modified.
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9wxN6 TIL Painting Easter eggs was first recorded in the 13th century. The church banned the eating of eggs during Holy Week (the week before Easter). Unaware of the ban, chickens continued laying eggs during this week, which were decorated rather than consumed.