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TIL that during the Mexican-American War, nearly 90 percent of US Army deaths were due to infectious diseases, the highest of any US conflict

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oBYGY TIL Tour de France logo is not just a typical logo but symbolises a cyclist (look OUR). Its main partner, the Continental tyres, ALSO has a hidden meaning and symbology with the CO of Continental, forming a tyre when seen horizontally. incredible symbology in two closely associated organisations.
5v4r TIL: Theodore Roosevelt was seen as dangerously loud-mouthed and was given the Vice-Presidency to make sure he was politically powerless.
M7XpB TIL that a third type of twins exist: "Semi-identical" - When a single egg is fertilized by two sperm and then splits.
pXQO TIL that a single brown diamond found in Brazil has convinced geologists that there is an ocean deep inside the earth, between upper and lower mantles (about 500km/300mi deep).
GA594 TIL Victoria Drummond was the first female maritime engineer and served on various commercial vessels. During WWII, an old freighter she served on came under attack by German bombers. She managed to exceed the old top speed of the ship by 50% during the attack, which helped with evasive maneuvers.