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TIL that our ancestors lived along with 3 other branches of humanoid races. One of them still unknown.

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Jbd1 TIL In 1967, a fighter pilot purposely flew through enemy air defenses to make enemy aircraft leave him alone, then flew his damaged aircraft back into combat and destroyed two missile sites defending a target. Allowing 70 of the 72 other friendly aircraft to survive the mission.
QJBLE TIL 22-year old George Washington, who became the first president of the US, inadvertently started the French and Indian War in colonial North America.
x6yQ5 TIL there have been at least 68 cases of homicidal sleepwalking. A famous case from 1981 had a man unconsciously stab his wife 26 times. The court found him not guilty by reason of temporary insanity. Because he was sane at the time of the trial, he was not sent to a psychiatric hospital.
4bYN TIL During Hurricane Sandy, one soldier stood watch over the tomb of the unknown for an unprecedented 23 hours straight.
neDjG TIL that in Japanese anime and in Native American Sioux culture, nosebleeds signify sexual arousal.