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TIL Sam Houston, the general who won Texas independence from Mexico, was removed from his post as Governor of Texas after refusing to support the Confederacy during the Civil War

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W7Xw9 TIL that the depression on the back of your hand when you stick your thumb out is called your anatomical snuffbox for its historical use in sniffing tobacco
kgj4 TIL a member of the WWII Canadian forces, Leo Major, single-handedly captured 93 Nazi’s at once, and liberated a town in the Netherlands on his own as well.
BrQJL TIL of Dorthy and Herbert Vogel, a teacher and postal worker who donated their 5,000 piece art collection, worth millions, to the National Galley for the public to enjoy for free. In 2008, 2,500 pieces were distributed to all 50 states with each state receiving 50 pieces from the collection.
KYK1w TIL that in 2004, FIFA had to make a rule that any player assuming a new nationality without a clear connection to that country will not be eligible to play for it, after Togo and Qatar naturalised Brazilian players so that they could play for their national team
84XK TIL that gorillas compose songs that they hum or sing during mealtimes, according to a study of wild western lowland gorillas in the Republic of the Congo.