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TIL The earliest-born person to be photographed was Conrad Heyer. Born in 1749, he crossed the Delaware River with George Washington during the American Revolution.

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wLRvW TIL that the lettering on soldiers’ graves at the American Cemetery in Normandy is highlighted with sand from the D-Day landing beaches.
16oAO TIL there is a legend that Gibraltar will remain British as long as the local macaque monkey population exists. During WWII the population dwindled to only 7, and Churchill ordered their numbers to be replenished because of this belief
VBR74 TIL during his Flight School basketball camp in 2016, Michael Jordan was challenged by Chris Paul to a shooting drill where if Jordan missed three shots, the campers would all receive free Air Jordans. Jordan accepted and made every shot.
kOOR7 TIL that a study found that mindfulness training can be more beneficial in helping people quit smoking than the offical American Lung Association’s Freedom From Smoking treatment.
Pnpn TIL: When Plato gave Socrates’ definition of man as “featherless bipeds” and was much praised for the definition, Diogenes plucked a chicken and brought it into Plato’s Academy, saying, “Behold! I’ve brought you a man.” After this incident, “with broad flat nails” was added to Plato’s definition.