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TIL In 2011 3-D mapping revealed an ancient Mayan city under a Guatemalan rain forest

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YgOG TIL that the bodyguard Walter H. Thompson saved Sir Winston Churchill over 20 times including from shrapnel during the Blitz, plots by the IRA, Indian nationalists, Arab nationalists, Nazi agents, Greek Communists and the deranged.
awXYZ TIL of Guido Keller, a decorated Italian WWI aviator who joined a pirate gang and took over a city, brought full tea services aboard his flights, engaged in giant orgies with both sexes, was addicted to cocaine, explored the Amazon River, and enjoyed posing nude for photos
NG06 TIL armadillos can inflate their stomachs and intestines with air and float across the water
719O TIL Mosquitos have collectively killed more human beings throughout history than any other factor, including war
Y78Zv TIL that Memorial Day is reserved for honoring fallen military personnel while Veterans Day is for celebrating all military veterans, living or dead, who have served the country