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TIL of Conrad Heyer, a soldier who crossed the Delaware with George Washington and lived long enough to be photographed

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PYlGn TIL that when China ordered a Boeing 767 from the U.S. in 2002 to serve as its presidential jet, its intelligence service discovered nearly 30 bugging devices onboard the plane, "including one in the headboard of the presidential bed." The C.I.A. and the White House refused to comment.
Lkel0 TIL That a daring WWII raid by Norwegian commandos on a Nazi heavy-water plant prevented Germany from developing an atomic bomb before they were defeated
xVQZg TIL about a single-cell organism called Cafeteria Roenbergensis
1aA8P TIL that boxing promoter Don King served prison time for stomping one of his employees to death.
BVZr TIL Most cheerleading apparel and equipment brands in the USA are owned by just one company, which also owns almost all of the regulatory bodies, and also runs the national competitions.