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TIL Humphrey Bogart served in World War I in the Navy and during World War II in the Coast Guard.

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16DBr TIL of Phryne(meaning "toad") an ancient greek escort who became obscenely rich. After Alexander the Great destroyed her native Thebes she offered to rebuild the city walls at her own expense under one stipulation: a sign on the wall reading "Destroyed by Alexander-rebuild by Phryne the courtesan"
m1vwR TIL that opossums only live two years...
RK11 TIL Canadian Thanksgiving was the original Thanksgiving. The first one was celebrated by Martin Frobisher in 1578, who wanted to praise god that he survived his expedition to search for the Northwest Passage.
jNnLp TIL the reason why frogs/toads croak after a rain is due to attract mates for mating.
mXWp TIL a city in Texas renamed itself to “DISH, Texas” in order to receive free Dish Satellite service for 10 years