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TIL that up to half of the current Cherokee nation can trace their lineage to a single Scottish fur trader who married into the tribe in the early 1700's.

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mKnY TIL when American troops were asking ‘American’ trivial questions to flush out German infiltrators in WWII, that American brigadier general Bruce Clarke was held at gunpoint for five hours after he said the Chicago Cubs were in the American League
BrdaK TIL of the "Stormtrooper Effect" to describe how the hero shoots more accurately as he becomes outnumbered or increasingly desperate. Meanwhile villains miss more shots as they outnumber the hero.
JY5e4 TIL that scientists had to rename as many as 27 human genes because Microsoft Excel kept misreading their symbols as dates
16g14 TIL about state adjutants general, who are the commanders of their state's military forces. They are appointed by the Governor in all states and territories that have them (the CMNI and AS doesn't), except for DC where POTUS appoints, and Vermont whose General Assembly elects for a 2-year term.
78GKr TIL about Arnulf Fuhrmann, who planned to make Uruguay and Argentina Nazi colonies but failed