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TIL that Theodore Roosevelt and Winston Churchill met in person only once and that apparently neither man liked the other because they were so alike

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BrXmd TIL about Silvestre Herrera, a Mexican citizen and volunteer US soldier during WWII who received the Medal of Honor. He charged an enemy stronghold through a minefield, blowing off both of his feet. He continued fighting on his knees, pinning down the enemy and allowing his squad to capture it.
kOd47 TIL about Robert Landsberg, a photographer who upon realisation that he is going to die in the Mount St. Helens eruption of 1980 lied down on top of his equipment to preserve the photographs he had taken of the event.
N7dKe TIL tennis balls were traditionally black or white. They were changed to yellow in 1972 after research showed they were more visible on television.
epjO5 TIL male camels have a dulaa - a sack-like extension of the soft palate. It's pushed outside the mouth with saliva and is used to produce a low gurgling mating call. The size of the dulaa indicates a male's virility to a female
xQLw TIL a bite from the Brazilian wandering spider can lead to Priapism, which is an erection lasting for more than four hours.