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TIL that a French Canadian soldier during WWII single-handedly captured 93 German soldiers and He declined the invitation to be decorated, because according to him General Montgomery (who was giving the award) was “incompetent” and in no position to be giving out medals.

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XGVR TIL that one of the first franchise restaurants is the Chicken in the Rough restaurant chain which started in the 1930s. There are still four left
ydl TIL Frano Selak survived a train derailing into a river, a bus crashing and falling into another river, falling off a plane whose doors had blown off and living by landing on a hay stack, got hit by a bus, and survived a car explosion twice, and was then lucky enough to win the lottery in 2004.
nWDJW TIL: That the word "Eurovision" was first used as a telecommunications term in the United Kingdom in 1951, in reference to a programme by the BBC being relayed by Dutch television, and was subsequently used as the title for the union's new transmission network upon its creation in 1954.
oVMK TIL that after hitting his head in the shallow end of a swimming pool, a man awoke with the condition known as aquired musical savant syndrome. He had become a great pianist without ever learning to play.
JY07m TIL about the "Lost Cause of the Confederacy" narrative --the force behind "heritage" statues all around the US. Pushed for by the "United Daughters of the Confederacy" as pseudo-history to preserve the name of their lost so they won't be historically branded as traitors.