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TIL in 2004, Dave Matthews Band dumped 800lbs of human waste from their tour bus onto a group of tourists in Chicago

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oRY7R TIL the Battle of Antietam during the US Civil War saw 53,632 Union soldiers against 30,646 Confederate soldiers. The 12 hours of brawl led to 22,727 casualties from both sides, and became a major turning point in the Union's favor.
jN7KM TIL After a paranoid letter from a fan, J. Edgar Hoover opened up an FBI file on Frank Sinatra that lasted 5 decades. In the file, Sinatra was accused of being a traveller who strived for racial tolerance and consorted with Communists & a mob associate. The file closed when Sinatra died in 1998.
NXBwQ TIL that 'Swimming Reindeer' is the name given to a highly detailed 13,000 year-old ivory sculpture. Carved in the late Ice Age, it depicts two migrating reindeer (m & f) and shows a sophisticated understanding of their anatomy & behaviour. Antlers, fur, genitalia, udders & markings are all shown.
PBkL TIL that Filipino Martial Arts are considered the most advanced practical modern blade system in the world and are used by the U.S. Army, the Spetsnaz, and various branches of India’s military
ADdyd TIL there is a group of genes (HOX) that code for the proper formation of limbs in most animals. When flies have defective HOX genes, instead of antenas, they grow more legs