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TIL Mark Twain was a confederate solider.

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9DWm TIL that killing someone to prevent the theft of property is legal in Texas. A jury used that standard to acquit a man who shot a prostitute who ran away with his money in 2013.
7ljM TIL 7-Eleven is Japan’s #1 grocery store
Yp6GB TIL about Chronic Wasting Disease, a contagious disease that infects the brains of deer, elk, and other ruminants. It causes weight loss, confusion, tremors, and is always fatal. Found in at least 24 states, scientists are unsure whether it can transfer to humans via contact or meat consumption.
R54yj TIL in 2019, "Pray for Nesamani" trended in social media after news of contractor Nesamani being admitted to the ICU due to a concussion caused by a hammer that fell on his head. It turns out to be that Nesamani is actually a fictional character played by actor Vadivelu in Tamil film called Friends.
oBY4L TIL about Lê Minh Đảo. A South Vietnamese general who led a last stand against the PAVN. After the war ended, he spent 17 years in a "re-education camp" before seeking asylum in the United States, where he worked as a restaurant manager