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TIL I learned that Medal of Honor recipients are entitled to much more than the medal including a $1,300 monthly bonus, 10% retirement raise & may wear their uniform even after they are out of the service.

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8VvX TIL George Washington considered burning down all of NYC
wollW TIL there was a DC character from the 80s who got his powers from cocaine. His only weakness was cocaine addiction.
E1KP0 TIL tennis balls used to be white until Sir David Attenborough realized they'd be hard to follow on color television so the sport created "optic yellow" balls.
NXBa8 TIL Pandas have pissing contests by peeing upside down while doing handstands.
VBKWZ TIL the remains of 1,150 unidentified victims of the 9/11 terror attacks are kept inside the September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center in New York City