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TIL that Joseph Pierce fought for the Union army during the American Civil War even through, he was born in China

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M7ja TIL that farmed Salmon are fed colourings to make their flesh pink, given they don’t feed on the natural krill and shrimp they do in the wild
Yb4x TIL of Doodlebug, an orphaned kangaroo joey that was abandoned until he was found after he walked up to strangers and extended his arms, seemingly wanting to be picked up. A photo of him hugging a teddy bear later went viral.
klYB TIL before starting Wendy’s, Dave Thomas worked under Colonel Sanders at KFC and even invented their widely used KFC chicken bucket
7rbaO TIL about Panasonic Jungle which was a portable platform for MMO titles Battlestar Galactica Online was one of the first games confirmed for the device (Stellar Dawn and RuneScape are the only other known confirmed titles).
PP0n TIL the actress that plays “Flo” for the Progressive commercials makes half a million a year