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TIL that there is a disease that is called “Maple Syrup Urine Disease”

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BgM7r TIL that a French Soldier called Albert Severin Roche, had personally captured 1,180 prisoners. He was called the "first soldier of France" by allied supreme commander Marechal Foch
WkPkY TIL after his crushing defeat at the Battle of Waterloo, Napoleon would spend the rest of his life claiming he won the battle but that his army got confused by maneuvers at night and retreated.Snatching away his victory. The claim is not supported by historical evidence
Y78ov TIL that the city of Montreal is on an island
40Qw TIL we say “pardon my French” after swearing because in the 19th century, English-speaking people would drop French phrases into conversation to display class, apologizing because many of their listeners wouldn’t know the language. Then people hid swear words under the pretense of them being French.
lR57 TIL Mercury astronaut Gordon Cooper nearly missed out on his Mercury flight because he buzzed the Johnson Space Center in an F-102 and scared some people.