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TIL That the late character actor Charles Durning, who was a WWII veteran, was not only the sole survivor of a unit during the Normandy invasion but was one of only three men to escape the infamous Malmedy Massacre during the Battle of the Bulge.

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W7pN4 TIL that Alexander Hamilton's great-great-grandson, Pierpont Morgan Hamilton, was a veteran of both World Wars, and was awarded the Portuguese Order of Christ, the Order of the British Empire, the Legion of Merit, and the Medal of Honor during WW2, and was promoted a Major General after WW2.
dDeM8 TIL: In some US states, public urination is enough to get you onto the sex offender registry. Furthermore, 25% of of registrants are juveniles/minors, and children as young as 9 have been placed on the list.
yLPp TIL Sleep is the only time the brain has to catch its breath. If it doesn’t, it may drown in its own biological debris–everything from toxic free radicals produced by hard-working fuel cells to spent molecules that are now useless
7r9r7 TIL that a hydrogen bomb is actually a package of three bombs: One conventional bomb casing, one regular atomic fission bomb and one fusion bomb.
gxV8 TIL that after Einstein’s death in 1955, a small notebook containing his calculations was found. That notebook has been posted online for everyone to see.