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TIL colonists in Jamestown resorted to eating a 14 year old girl during a particularly harsh winter known as the “Starving Time.”

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1aDvV TIL of a mathematical formula named Rossmo's formula used to track down the homes of criminals based on where their crime-scenes were
YM7B TIL cursing increaces your pain tolerance by up to 50%
PYoRE TIL cats commonly have white bellies and paws because when pigment develops in the womb, it starts along what will become the spine and works its way around to the front. Sometimes pigmentation doesn’t make it all the way around, resulting in color on top and white on the bottom.
yVoPe TIL about "Bomb" a Canadian Sherman M4A2 tank that landed on Juno Beach on D Day and fought across Europe every day until the the words "Unload, clear guns, the war is over" came over the radio, indicating the end of the war. 4000km travelled, never missed a day of combat.
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