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TIL 40 military musicians have been awarded the Medal of Honor

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rm9x TIL that in 1987, 7 million American children simply vanished. The reason? The IRS started requiring the Social Security Numbers of dependents on tax forms
ADawd TIL the Queen bee is too fat to fly after being pregnant, so when the worker bees want her to relocate the hive they chase her around the hive for week until she’s skinny enough to fly.
ykW8 TIL: Johnny Depp never travels without his Captain Jack Sparrow costume as he often surprises kids in the hospital by showing up as Captain Jack Sparrow. Said visits usually turn into two to three hour improv sessions which Depp finds “really fun”
gMLO8 TIL The Apple IIGS computer was deliberately severely underclocked (2.8 out of 16 MHz) so it wouldn't outperform the much more expensive Macintosh Plus. (999 vs 2599 USD)
ebxE TIL that when George Washington moved to Philadelphia to serve as president, he rotated his slaves in and out of Pennsylvania in order to circumvent a law that freed slaves being held in the state for longer than 6 continuous months. The rotation itself was illegal, but no one opposed him.