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TIL that during WWII, American and British Commanders successfully pressured the Free French forces to liberate Paris with an “Only White” division, despite despite whites only making up 40% of the total army.

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DGZJ TIL When Disney released the first trailer for The Lion King, they simply showed the entire “Circle of Life” opening sequence. Disney felt it was so powerful it worked as a trailer, and the movie went on to set box office records.
Oo1x7 TIL the compound which gives feces its smell, skatole, smells like flowers in small amounts meaning that roses really do smell like poo
KOZDR TIL William Still, the father of the Underground Railroad, interviewed and kept records of every escaped slave he came across. Once, while interviewing a man, he discovered that the man was actually his long-lost brother.
JMVl TIL that after a massive power outage in Los Angeles, many residents called 911 and reported seeing strange clouds overhead - the Milky Way
epPab TIL about “immature” eggs, otherwise known as unlaid eggs, several of which can be obtained from a single slaughtered egg-laying hen. They can be very small to large in size, and those close to being laid have a soft, semi-formed shell around them.