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TIL James Earl Jones was an Army Infantry Officer after graduating from the University of Michigan’s ROTC program

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nW6nb TIL that scientists discovered a hidden corridor in Great Pyramid of Giza that could lead to further findings.
kKRd TIL A few days before delivering the Gettysburg Address, Lincoln saw John Wilkes Booth perform as a villain in a play at Ford’s Theatre. Someone told Lincoln, “He almost seems to be reciting these lines to you.” To which Lincoln replied, “He does talk very sharp at me, doesn’t he?”
woE9M TIL Bach wrote a number of pieces specifically for the lautenwerck, an instrument that no longer exists as none survived the 19th century. Their strings were made of sheep guts and Bach owned two
69dAJ TIL Giant Technicolor Squirrels Actually Roam the Forests of Southern India
Z8BMQ TIL that on 9/11, Roselle, Michael Hingson's guide dog, guided him down 78 flights of stairs and to a subway as Tower Two started collapsing. As they came out of the shelter of the subway, Tower One fell, raining down ashes and debris, she then safely led Hingson some 40 blocks to a friend's place