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TIL of WW2 British Paratrooper Colonel Richard Pine-Coffin. His somewhat unlucky surname led to his troops nicknaming him Colonel "Wooden Box."

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ZWYB TIL certain Native American tribes recognized a third gender separate from male and female. A two-spirit is one who’s body manifests both masculine and feminine spirits simultaneously. They were often male and married other males but they weren’t seen as homosexual among their tribe.
grOly TIL about Art Laboe, a California DJ who made his professional radio debut in 1943 and continued working until 2022, a total of 79 years. His final program was produced one day before he died at age 97.
8alQK TIL The US may have adopted the metric system if pirates hadn’t kidnapped the French scientist sent to help Thomas Jefferson persuade Congress to adopt the system
WkwjX TIL that the first spy satellites would eject capsules of photographic film back to earth, which would then be caught mid-flight by aeroplanes and returned to ground for photos to be developed.
LkGpv TIL Henry Ford made a car out of hemp that was 10X stronger than steel