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TIL that Napoleon was taller than both Lenin and Stalin

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Wk7r4 TIL there is a 64 year old pipeline in the heart of the Great Lakes that pumps millions of gallons of oil a year.
6gm8 TIL that the biggest check ever signed, delivered and cashed, was for $9,000,000,000
4XEba 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.
ov5L TIL that an Oregon farmer successfully grew a tomacco plant that gave off fruit for 18 months.
Y78Zv 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