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TIL Napoleon Bonaparte Owned a Watch from a Brand That Still Exists Today

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kOeVW TIL Thomas Jefferson wanted the Constitution rewritten every 19 years
j6x8M TIL: The first thing Bob Barker gave away on The Price is Right was a Muskrat Fur Coat. It cost $595
QJ8gk TIL there is a giant, hot pink slug. It is only found in a single, isolated forest on an extinct volcano in Australia.
j6ZkQ TIL At its pinnacle in the late 1980s, waterbeds made up 22 percent of the mattress market in the US
k7x5 TIL a dentist in the US Army during World War II was shot 24 times while defending an aid station from the Japanese. Although he killed up to 98 attackers, allowing the wounded to be evacuated, his Medal of Honor was delayed because medical officers were not supposed to bear arms against the enemy.