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TIL That There Were American Combat Fatalities In The Cuban Missile Crises

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a80gZ TIL an earth year had more days in the far past. scientists made this discovery after comparing corals/clams which have corresponding growth rings for each day. depending on the age, fossils record 400 to 420 days instead of our typical 365 a year.
XEJXj TIL the children's book series Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark were the most challenged books from 1990 - 1999 because of the violent nature of the stories and the surreal, nightmarish illustrations contained within.
v16w8 TIL Tommy Lee Jones is a successful coffee commercial actor in Japan
nWwRb TIL that before departing from his Crusade in the Levant, Edward, Duke of Gascony (the future Edward I) fought off and killed an assassin who was wielding a poisoned dagger.
BE7L TIL When Brahms was awarded an honorary doctorate in 1881, he strung together 4 popular student drinking songs into a symphony as a sarcastic thank you and premiered the song as the conductor at a special convocation.