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TIL Maria Daume, the first female marine to go through the traditional training process, was born in a Siberian prison and orphaned at age 2.

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d8by8 TIL Two years before James Brady was seriously wounded during the attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan, he served as a press secretary to John Connally, who was seriously wounded during the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
e0J1k TIL about Auto-brewery Syndrome, caused when ethanol is produced through endogenous fermentation in the gastrointestinal system. Patients can present many of the signs of alcohol intoxication and have sometimes been accused of DWI without having consumed any alcohol.
xdM7 TIL keyboardist Billy Preston is the only musician to be credited on a Beatles recording other than the group’s four members: the group’s number-one hit “Get Back” is credited to “The Beatles with Billy Preston”.
P108V TIL of American mercenary William Walker. After failing to conquer parts of Mexico, he overthrew the Nicaraguan government in 1856 and ruled as its president for nearly a year, receiving recognition from President Franklin Pierce. He was overthrown, and executed after preparing for another invasion.
gk8y TIL Amy Schumer was once arrested for grand larceny, but used her relation to a U.S. senator to plead down the charge