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TIL in 2003 an American soldier in Iraq was shot point blank in the face with a 9mm; he caught the bullet in his teeth and captured the man who shot him.

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9Gw6 TIL Toyota’s Tundra pickup is made of 70% Domestic parts, which ties the Ford F-150 for “Most American truck.” RAM trucks came in 3rd at 61% domestic parts. Chevy and GMC trucks came in last behind Nissan with less than half of their parts made in America.
Z8eDB TIL In 2016, Wall St hedge funds uncovered a scandal in the Georgia Chicken Index, and may have uncovered price fixing by Big Chicken
LQv1Q TIL In 2012 a British man named Wesley Carrington bought a metal detector and within 20 minutes found gold from the Roman Age worth £100,000.
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E6Xx TIL 24 out of the 56 countries and states of Africa are in a war or military conflict