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TIL There is only one female sniper in the US Army and the public doesn't know her name

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Oo1AY TIL"Kangaroo" does not refer to a single species. "red" is the biggest marsupial, more common in arid\outback areas, while the "grey" is more common in less arid and more forested areas. plus 2 more, and the numerous wallaby species
GAPDN TIL the 1956 Summer Olympics were held in Nov-Dec because the host city, Melbourne, is in the Southern Hemisphere.
eBab TIL the fear of palindromes is aibohphobia
ADZYg TIL that three original transcripts of the minutes of the 1431 trial of Joan of Arc still exist.
neZ6r TIL that in 2009, a Latvian company offered short-term loans of up to $500, with the clients signing their immortal soul as collateral. The company said they wouldn't employ debt collectors to get its money back: "If they don’t give it back, what can you do? They won’t have a soul, that’s all"