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TIL 40 military musicians have been awarded the Medal of Honor

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ANkvx TIL Mountain Gorillas almost never drink water. They get their hydration from from their plant diet and morning dew. Despite living in rainforests, they also tend to dislike rain and try to not get wet when crossing a stream. They have never been observed drinking water in the wild before 2013
yVo8l TIL that Czech president Vaclav Havel appointed Frank Zappa as Special Ambassador to the West in 1990.
4ea6 TIL that an adopted man in Michigan searched for his birth mother for 4 years before finding out that she worked at the same Lowe’s store that he worked at. Neither of them knew.
XEvnE TIL that yoghurt only became popular in the UK in the 1960s.
LQDlQ TIL that during the 3rd Cod War between NATO allies Iceland and the UK, HMS Falmouth rammed and nearly capsized the much smaller ICGV Týr. After recovering, Týr steamed full ahead and cut the nets of a nearby trawler, infuriating the captain of the Falmouth who rammed and nearly capsized Týr again.