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TIL an identity thief stole the identity of a surgeon and while aboard a Navy destroyer was tasked with performing several life saving surgeries. He proceeded to memorize a medical textbook just before hand and successfully performed the surgery with all patients surviving.

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1OW4 TIL the last survivor of the Crimean War was a tortoise named Timothy who died in 2004, 148 years after the war ended.
rNwQW TIL that the earliest known depiction of a handshake is an ancient Assyrian relief of the 9th century BC depicting the Assyrian King Shalmaneser III shaking the hand of the Babylonian King Marduk-Zakir-Shumi I to seal an alliance.
b9KbZ TIL that Hollywood tough guy Charles Bronson actually was an aerial gunner which conducted combat missions against the Japanese home islands. He flew 25 missions and received a Purple Heart for wounds received in battle.
4OYw TIL that it’s not just video games that people have blamed for the actions of children. In 1979 and 1990, it was Dungeons and Dragons.
neKk9 TIL about Inspector Clouseau, a giant, pink manta ray, and scientists are not 100% sure where his unique color comes from