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TIL It was once extremely common to find Irishmen in high military command positions in the armies of continental European powers. Many Irish generals and officers would often encounter armies led by other Irishmen who they knew and once fought with against Britain

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wyN8 TIL in 2010 a man from Arizona sold an “air guitar” on eBay for $5.50 and claimed it was used once at a Bon Jovi concert.
OdM4 TIL of the pastry known as a “Persian”. Available only in the Canadian city of Thunder Bay it’s recipe is a tightly guarded secret to the point that people don’t actually know what kind of berry is used for the topping.
A1Gg TIL in 1955, Sears published a phone number that kids could use to “call Santa”. However, due to a misprint, the number Sears printed redirected to NORAD’s top secret emergency line. Rather than having the ad pulled, NORAD decided to “track” Santa’s progress, which they continue to do to this day.
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8N54 TIL: Sugar used to be sold in loaves, and you’d cut it with something called “sugar nips”