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TIL 7.3 percent of all living Americans have served in the military at some point in their lives.

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XXxX TIL Vietnam War POW Doug Hegdahl pretended to be illiterate to fool his captors, who believed him to be so stupid that they gave him almost free rein of the camp. He was able to secretly memorize the details of about 256 POWs to the tune of “Old MacDonald,” which he still remembers.
b6yWZ TIL: That during the mad cow crisis in the 90s, reactions to the West were overwhelmingly negative in India, where cows hold a special place in the hearts of Hindus. Hindu associations declared that the West had been punished with the appearance of sick humans for its zoophagy, or meat-eating.
OGVRa TIL The McFlurry spoon was designed to attach to the ice cream mixing machine, as the McFlurry is supposed to be served mixed.
5Y6Mr TIL The man with the world’s longest-ever beard, four and a half feet long, broke his neck and died after tripping over it.
KYm0a TIL NBC's Today Show used to have a chimpanzee mascot named J. Fred Muggs, who is still alive today at 73 years old.