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TIL: Bank of America was originally called Bank of Italy

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x6p6g TIL that in the Battle of the Nile, Admiral Francois-Paul Brueys's hands, face, and arms were mauled by cannonfire: he continued to command, when a cannonball severed both his legs. He then ordered his men to strap him to an armchair and continued to order his men until his ship, L'Orient, blew up.
orMY TIL all the American flags on the moon are now white due to fading from sunlight with no atmosphere.
69AMJ TIL just two of Dolly Parton’s songs (“Jolene” and “9 to 5”) gross about $6 million to $8 million per year in royalties
X7Dj TIL the “immortal” cancer cells of one woman, Henrietta Lacks, have been multiplying since her death in 1951 and have been used globally to research cancer, AIDS, the vaccine for polio, effects of radiation, gene mapping, and many other pursuits.
Jk94 TIL there is a flower often used as a food dye in Southeast Asian cuisine called “Clitoria”–named because it resembles a woman’s sexual organs