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TIL that former NBA star Dennis Rodman claims he is the oldest of ~46 children. His father says it’s “only” ~29.

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den7 TIL In 2011, a man killed his wife inside the Walmart she was working at. Rather than close the store, they chose to just rope off the gore-splattered area while police investigated.
KPm6 TIL in WWI a messenger pigeon, Cher Ami, saved an surrounded American battalion that was being shelled by friendly artillery. It carried a message through heavy fire that said “WE ARE ALONG THE ROAD PARALELL 276.4. OUR ARTILLERY IS DROPPING A BARRAGE DIRECTLY ON US. FOR HEAVENS SAKE STOP IT.”
ADNNB TIL that Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico have Interstate Highways, even though the Highways don't connect to other states.
N7XLe TIL That Todd Lincoln, Abraham Lincolns Son, Was Present During Three Presidential Assassinations. His Fathers, James A. Garfield's, And The Assassination of William McKinley
weZ6 TIL that three bodies were found in a storage room on the USS West Virginia when she was re-floated after Pearl Harbor. A calendar kept by the men indicated that they had survived for over two weeks after the attack.