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TIL there is an official Alamo cat 🐈.

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xV9Go TIL that in Kuwait in 1991, ten Iraqi soldiers surrendered to two American journalists that they came across. They were cold and underfed and had buried their guns. They wanted to be taken prisoner so they could get food and water. The journalists obliged and then took them to a Saudi army unit.
l7P47 TIL that Youtube-dl existed
Zp8dR TIL that the first online first-person shooter, Doom, ran on TCP and UDP port number 666.
XEKBX TIL Sydney Opera House architect Jørn Utzon was not invited to opening nor did he ever see completed building in person.
XEKvQ TIL "The Theme from New York, New York" was not nominated for an Academy Award. The winner was "You Light Up My Life". Also nominated was "Nobody Does It Better" from The Spy Who Loved Me. Originally performed by Liza Minnelli, it didn't become famous until Frank Sinatra covered it 3 years later.