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TIL conservatives are healthier than liberals because they have a greater sense of personal responsibility

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D1mMr TIL Ethiopia sent troops to the Korean War as part of the UN Command. Known as the Kagnew Battalions, 3,158 men served, of which 121 were killed and 538 wounded. They were never defeated in battle and not a single soldier surrendered. They were also respected for never leaving their dead behind.
oBrgW TIL during the 2009 MTV Movie Awards, Sacha Baron Cohen, who wore a jockstrap and wings as Bruno, crash-landed on Eminem's lap, buttocks aloft. Eminem, who left the ceremony in disgust, returned to his hotel room and laughed for 3 hours. He later revealed that it was mutually staged.
MeNo8 TIL African wild dogs vote on pack decisions, like when to hunt, by sneezing. They do this after making a camp for greeting ceremonies called “social rallies”.
v19DB TIL The Boston Light is the only manned lighthouse in the United States
gQdb TIL that two days before Chuck Yeager’s historic first flight to break the sound barrier, he fell off a horse and broke two ribs. He did not tell anyone, apart from his wife, and his friend Jack Ridley, who made him a device to close the X-1’s hatch out of a broom handle.