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TIL a WW1 homing pigeon saved 194 men by continuing her flight after losing a leg, an eye and having been shot through the chest.

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ANJa TIL that most Muslims in Arab nations do not believe Arabs carried out the 9/11 attacks.
GY6w4 TIL Austrians and Germans have their washing machines in their bathrooms.
aw6mZ TIL There was a cannon designed to simultaneously shoot two cannonballs connected with a chain to "mow down the enemy somewhat as a scythe cuts wheat". During tests the Gilleland cannon effectively mowed down trees, tore up a cornfield, knocked down a chimney and killed an unfortunate cow.
W7OOd TIL no film has ever won all four acting awards at the Oscars (Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, & Best Supporting Actress) and only three films have ever won three out of the four: A Streetcar Named Desire (1951), Network (1976), and Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022).
QQd9 TIL up to 100,000 people in Hong Kong live in “Cage Homes” - a 6ft x 2ft metal cage covering a bed