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TIL Chandra Kumari Gurung, a Nepalese woman, spent six years in a mental hospital after being mistakenly identified as a mental patient due to her inability to speak Korean.

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9AV6 TIL that Theodore Roosevelt III was the only General on D-Day to land by sea with the first wave of troops. At 56, he was the oldest man in the invasion, and the only man to serve with his son on D-Day at Normandy
O4XL TIL that the word ‘bad’ comes from the Old English derogatory 'bæddel’, meaning 'effeminate man’, 'hermaphrodite’, or 'pederast’.
Gle4 TIL glacial retreats in southern Alaska are leading to an increase in the frequency of earthquakes. The Bering glacier, in particular, is so massive that it’s weight stabilizes the subduction of the Pacific plate underneath the North American plate.
pKdO TIL House of Cards had such an impact on British culture that some of the phrases including “You might very well think that; I couldn’t possibly comment” started to be used in the House of Commons.
neEK9 TIL the reason why the majority of police uniforms in the U.S. are blue is a result of the civil war. After the war had ended, there was a surplus of blue uniforms which got repurposed for police officers. The color became associated with policing.