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TIL, in 1940 RAF pilot Victor Ekins was shot in the stomach and had his plane disabled by the bullet. When he bailed out, he coincidentally landed in the middle of a Canadian Ambulance Unit

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yQwaw TIL during the Middle Ages wealthy families sometimes took in men and women who had mental illnesses or physical deformities and kept them as court jesters and pets for their amusement. Known as "innocent fools" they were not paid; just provided with food, clothes, and a place to sleep on the floor.
e09w4 TIL that Flamingos aren't born pink and turn that color due to their diet.
PYrPn TIL that the Soviet Union tried to calm down the Vietnam War
a80PL TIL McDonald's congratulated NASA Astronaut and former McDonald’s restaurant crew employee, Commander Leroy Chiao after his successful 200 day mission by presenting him with Big Mac and fries in Star City
VxWD TIL The Word “meme” was coined by Biologist Richard Dawkins to refer to ideas that spread and replicate in a Darwinian fashion