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TIL that the company of the Michelin Man is also behind the famous Michelin Stars that restaurants covet.

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Nlke TIL that in US, Outdoor cats are believed to be responsible for the extinction of 33 species of birds, mammals and reptiles, killing between 1.4 billion and 3.7 billion birds and 6.9 billion to 20.7 billion mammals a year.
g0W9 TIL A derivative of Mustard Gas was the first drug used as chemotherapy to treat cancer
rlxd TIL in 1787 Congress got paid $6 a day that they were in session. Thats about $150 a day with inflation.
dxJ9 TIL that in the War of 1812, the 93rd Highlanders regiment were halted within range of the enemy. The commanding officer was killed and with no orders to advance or retreat, the column held fast and took concentrated American fire. This continued until another general ordered their withdrawal.
e0gbn TIL that there is a plant called Phallus indusiastus. Its name literally means "Erect penis wearing a skirt" and the structure of the plant resembles precisely that.