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TIL that Napoleon was taller than both Lenin and Stalin
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TIL there is a 64 year old pipeline in the heart of the Great Lakes that pumps millions of gallons of oil a year.
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TIL that the biggest check ever signed, delivered and cashed, was for $9,000,000,000
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TIL Badass of the Week: Lachhiman Gurung -- After a grenade exploded in his right hand Gurung was left bleeding, partially blinded and one armed. Then he grabbed his rifle, chambered a round, and shouted, "Now come and fight a Gurkha!". Killed 31 Japanese soldiers in 4 hours that night.
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TIL that an Oregon farmer successfully grew a tomacco plant that gave off fruit for 18 months.
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TIL that Memorial Day is reserved for honoring fallen military personnel while Veterans Day is for celebrating all military veterans, living or dead, who have served the country