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TIL that despite being 69 years old at the time and a civilian John L. Burns fought for the Union at the battle of Battle of Gettysburg.

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b9gVE TIL a terrier named Igloo traveled to both the North and South Poles in the 1920s as a companion to his human, explorer Admiral Richard Bird. He chased penguins, picked fights with the sled dogs, and had a camel-hair suit made for him to keep him warm. His headstone is shaped like an iceberg.
l71MG TIL No Kum-sok, who was a member of the Korean People's Army Air, fell out of romation while flying a Mig-18 and defected by landing in the wrong direction at Kimpo Air Base in South Korea. He also received today's equivalent of $1,012,811 for defecting with an operational aircraft.
DQ51P TIL in 1993 there was a prototype navigation system which used a compass and wheel sensors to direct people
4ZyJ TIL A 1963 Gallup poll found 60% of Americans opposed MLK’s march on Washington
1aX8r TIL to "troll the ancient yule tide carol" means to “to sing in a full, rolling voice; to chant merrily or jovially.”