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TIL there were at least nine U.S. Army colonels from Virginia at the outbreak of the Civil War. The only one who joined the Confederate Army was Robert E. Lee.

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rNGdy TIL in 1907, passengers arriving at Ellis Island had to pass a medical exam to enter the US. Doctors used a secret code to mark passenger's clothes with chalk: 'H' indicated heart trouble suspected; 'L' suspected lameness, and 'X' suspected feeble-mindedness.
wk0M TIL Cannabis is a stimulant, depressant, and a hallucinogen all in one.
x66AD TIL That Eratosthenes an Ancient Greek Polymath in the 3rd Century BC was able to predict the circumference of the Earth with almost perfect accuracy by using two sticks and two shadows
DMaD TIL that Israel-related animal conspiracy theories exist in some countries. Sharks, vultures, boars, rats, and dolphins are among the animals Israel allegedly uses against others.
NXBVb TIL, that cougar's mating call sounds like murder of woman