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TIL Teddy Roosevelt's Son Died Flying for the US During WWI. When His Body Was Discovered Behind Enemy Lines, the Germans Gave Him A Full Military Burial With Honors.

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P1QBJ TIL that "The Last Broadcast" a found footage horror movie predating the "Blair Witch Project" was estimated to be made for $1,000 or less and made $4 million at the box office.
ZxYa TIL An avocado is technically a berry.
nM9Y TIL of Arithmomania, a compulsion suffered by vampires to count seeds or grains of rice, ergo why on the American TV show Sesame Street, the character Count von Count is always shown counting various objects
EZ77 TIL that MDMA causes “acute harm to person” in approximately 1 in 10,000 episodes of use compared to about 1 in 350 episodes from horse riding.
JYax4 TIL you are more likely to get bit by a Chihuahua than a pit bull.