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TIL that in 1808, a gentlemen’s duel took place at 2,000 ft. in a pair of hot air balloons. Each man used a blunderbuss to attempt to destroy the others balloon.

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XljR TIL of Lauri Törni, a Finnish soldier that after fighting in the winter war against the USSR, he joined the SS and kept fighting until the end WW2. After WW2, he migrated to the US and joined the US Army, and died in combat in Vietnam in 1965 by which time he had earned high ranking U.S. awards.
EgdGo TIL Panther is not a single species but is a term that is most often used to describe a black jaguar or a black leopard.
78lLZ TIL naturalization in Liechtenstein is done through popular vote, and only candidates who have actively participated in local community life for 10+ years are likely to be accepted as citizens
b9vra TIL that the photographer Kevin Carter committed suicide because of depression after he took a picture showcasing a little frail famine-stricken girl collapsed in the foreground with a vulture eyeing her from nearby.
M7NWa TIL Zam Zam Cola is the unofficial soft drink of the Hajj