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TIL John Cena has granted more than 400 Make-a-Wish requests, more than anyone in the charity’s history.

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aw1DN TIL about Edward Carter, among the first and only black MOH winners, who got it 50+ years after action, and 30+ after his death.
jDaE TIL of the 1077th Anti-Aircraft Regiment, a Soviet unit of mostly high school-aged female volunteers that fought a Panzer Division with anti-aircraft guns in the defense of Stalingrad.
a80eJ TIL that the origin of the word “twerk” is over 200 years old.
VMx4B TIL that the English phrase "Don't mention the war" has been officially entered in the Dutch dictionary, called the Van Dale, because it is a common saying in the Dutch language.
xVk8B TIL Coca Cola allegedly used Colombian death squads to terrorise workers and prevent the organisation of unions