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TIL The only time African troops foughts in North America was in 1863, when an Egyptian battalion fought for Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico against the Mexican Republicans

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kOxjW TIL of Wenman Wykeham-Musgrave, who was thrown overboard when his ship was torpedoed and sunk in WW1. He was picked up by another ship, which was also torpedoed and sunk. He then swam to third ship, which was also torpedoed and sunk. He survived the war.
NXp4E TIL the fastest speed a human being has ever attained was when Apollo 10 returned from the moon at 24,791 mph (36,360 feet/second).
wLlyo TIL That actor Russell Crowe fronted a rock band. 30 Odd Foot of Grunts originated in the 1980s, releasing one EP and three full lengths by 2003.
Med4m TIL: In the UK more than 7,000 people still watch TV in black and white more than half a century after color broadcasts began.
788Ox TIL that an FBI informant secretly wore a wire to breakfast with a city official suspected of bribery, and met the suspect at the WTC Marriott. In the middle of getting a confession, the informant ends up making what is believed to be the only uninterrupted audio recording of the Sept. 11 attack.