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TIL that During the Mexican-American War, 16 Irish Catholic soldiers defected from the U.S. Army to fight for Mexico. All of them were eventually captured and hanged from a 40-foot gallows in San Ángel, Mexico City.

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b9MY0 TIL about Kopperl, a town in Texas, that had a heat burst which caused hurricane forced winds, the temperature to reach 140 degrees Fahrenheit, and ears of corn to be roasted on the cob. Neighboring towns were not affected.
R7yE1 TIL an unknown black organic material was found preserved on 2 altars at the entrance to a shrine's holy of holies, part of a fortress guarding the southern border of biblical Judah. Testing them found frankincense and cannabis, the first time the latter has been identified in the Ancient Near East.
oRVjE TIL there is a Hindu Patron God of Transgenders
m1JXx TIL Newtons' apple tree is real and it's still with us! In 1816 the tree was blown down in a storm. Some branches were removed but a large portion of the tree was left and re-rooted. Surprisingly, this tree is still growing at Woolsthorpe Manor today and now is over 350yrs old
oBar7 TIL that there are support houses in Tijuana and Mexico for the U.S. veterans who have been deported. One such support house has tracked at least of 400 deported veterans