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TIL that Poliwag is the favorite Pokémon of Satoshi Tajiri, the creator of Pokémon.

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Bwmd TIL Milton Hershey being unable to have children founded the Milton Hershey School for orphans in 1909. He donated 30% of all future Hershey profits. It now has 7 billion in assets, and continues to serve orphans in financial need. Milton also prohibited it’s use in any advertising.
LwBd TIL that the largest cavalry charge in history occurred during the 1684 Turkish siege of Vienna. 18,000 Holy league Polish and German knights charged the Ottoman line, completely routeing them. The battle marked the end of Turkish expansion into Europe.
WkPkY TIL after his crushing defeat at the Battle of Waterloo, Napoleon would spend the rest of his life claiming he won the battle but that his army got confused by maneuvers at night and retreated.Snatching away his victory. The claim is not supported by historical evidence
E1Lop TIL that the members of rock band Silverchair were all only 14 or 15-years-old when they signed to major label Epic Records and released their debut album Frogstomp in 1995. The album eventually went 2X Platinum in North America and 6X Platinum in their native Australia .
kJLam TIL in post-Independence Argentina, turpentine enemas were given to political dissenters as a form of punishment