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TIL that the traditional Japanese dish of Tempura was actually introduced to them by Portuguese missionaries in the 16th Century

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yVZxV TIL that Alaska is the only state whose name is on one row on a keyboard.
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85ya TIL the United States is the current reigning Rugby Olympic Champion (1924), and the only team to win gold twice.
0wL6M TIL Audie Murphy, the most decorated American soldier of World War II, suffered from battle fatigue for the rest of his life. He endured chronic insomnia and recurring nightmares, and kept a loaded pistol under his pillow. He eventually took to sleeping alone in his garage with the lights on.