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TIL A Canadian who flew a Spitfire in WWII kept his Military history secret for 56 years because a fire destroyed his log books and uniforms.

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eVV4 TIL perfumed ointment was found in King Tut’s tomb. It was analyzed and there is a recipe to duplicate it accurately. If you have the resources, you can smell like an Egyptian King.
OZm4 TIL all of Maine utilizes one area code, except for only four residents in a tiny hamlet on the border of Quebec.
R5ojl TIL that a bear was shot at a jazz festival. At the 2004 Kaslo Jazz Etc Festival in British Columbia, a black bear got too close to the audience listening to Jeff Healy because people lured the animal with food. As Healy and 1700 horrified people watched, the RCMP killed the bear with a shotgun.
M7Lem TIL of the no-panties cafe in 1980s Japan. It's just like every cafe but the waitresses do not wear panties and wear short skirts.
L9bp TIL about Tanya Savicheva a young girl trapped in the Seige of Leningrad. She kept a diary of the names of each family member that died, ending with a final entry for herself: “The Savichevas are dead Everyone is dead Only Tanya is left”