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TIL the USSR planted trees on battlefields instead of recovering fallen soldiers

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eJ8E TIL that the Australian rower Bobby Pearce once stopped during a rowing race in the 1928 Olympics to allow a family of ducks pass, and still won out of eight competitors in that round
eGd5 TIL Schiphol Airport sends Heathrow a cake when a delay in its expansion occurs as a thank you for helping their own airport increase numbers
pYErO TIL when Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson made the song, "Say Say Say" in 1983, Paul talked to Michael about investing in music publishing. Two years later Michael purchased the the majority of the Beatles’ catalog for $47 million outbidding Paul. The Beatles catalog is worth an estimated 1 billion
6jol TIL powdered wigs started as a fashion trend partially due to syphilis.
a8ppb Today I learned that concrete truck drivers carry bottles of coke to prevent the concrete from settling in case of emergency