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TIL George Washington was given the rank of “General of the Armies” posthumously on July 4, 1976 in order to permanently make him the senior military officer of the United States.

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8a7pV TIL about the Indian skin trade in which “poor women are being trafficked and duped into selling their skin to be used for penis and breast enlargements in the global cosmetic surgery market” (Reuters)
v1LdB Today I learned that Beavis and Butthead saved Rob Zombie's career by featuring a White Zombie video on the show in the early 90's
9yVX TIL approximately 70,000 people a year have feet amputated due to diabetes in the USA alone.
BDyk TIL the first athlete to be disqualified at the Olympics for drug use was a Swedish pentathlete who drank two beers before his shooting event to calm his nerves.
Wle9 TIL that critics complained that Daler Mehndi’s music was only popular due to his videos that featured beautiful women dancing. Mehndi’s response was to create a video that featured only himself. The music video was the first made in India using greenscreen technology.