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TIL that there was a real-life soldier named Timothy Upham (a la Saving Private Ryan) who served during the War of 1812 and led his regiment to rescue a General Miller

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jNRPp TIL that the little boy known as Batkid who “saved” San Francisco while battling leukemia in 2013 is now cancer free.
mD0M TIL J.K. Rowling’s clinical depression was the inspiration for the Dementors in Harry Potter. The soul-sucking creatures that takes away your happiness.
PYle TIL that there are more tigers kept as pets in Texas than there are in the wild in India.
neNG9 TIL scientists created a Transparent aluminium-like material as shown in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. It is a hard, glass-like magnesium aluminate that has visible and IR transmission. Military applications include lightweight bullet proof glass, armor and lasers.
JYXLQ TIL that fingernails on males grow quicker than on females. And that their growth rate is based on finger length.