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TIL Queen Elizabeth was a mechanic in WWII

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M7XbW TIL Doctors in Lithuania removed over 1 Kilo (2.2lbs) of metal objects, including screws and nails, from a man's stomach after he was admitted for abdominal pain. Some of the objects were up to 10cm (4in) long. The man claimed he started eating the metal after quitting alcohol a month prior.
Ooobg TIL Bracken Cave (Texas) has the largest bat colony on Earth. The bats are a great benefit to cotton farmers in the region.
aeeL TIL that Sammy Davis Jr. was an accomplished fast-draw shooter. Johnny Cash claimed that Davis could draw and fire a revolver in under a quarter of a second.
8ax98 TIL about Gulf War Illness: Over 1/3 of the veterans that served in the Gulf War experience the same horrendous symptoms, all caused by chemicals the US chose to expose them to. 7,424 of 7,845 claims of GW veterans were denied between 1994 and 1996 - and it's still hard for them to get a diagnosis.
OGbY TIL that P-47 pilots could destroy Tiger tanks by ricocheting their bullets off the ground and through the unarmored bottom of the tank.