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TIL of the 4,500 troops in the British army who were retreating from Kabul to Jalalabad in 1842, the only one who made it back uncaptured was assistant surgeon William Brydon. When asked upon his arrival what happened to the army, he answered, “I am the army.”

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ne9eo TIL not only there was a 'Rat Pack' and a 'Brat Pack' but there was also a 'Black Pack' that was founded by Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall and featured Robert Townsend, Arsenio Hall, Paul Mooney and Keenen Ivory Wayans. The only white member was Pee-Wee Herman.
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