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TIL that foxholes dug by American soldiers during the Battle of the Bulge in WWII still exist in the French woods to this day

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GQv5 TIL that Romans did not have a thumbs down for gladiators. However, they did have a thumbs up, which symbolized the death of the gladiator.
QoQe TIL Breathing the air in Mumbai, India, for just one day is equivalent to smoking 100 cigarettes.
wLmw6 TIL a firefighter at Chernobyl, Vladimir Pravik, reportedly had his eye colour change from brown to blue from the immense dose of radiation he recieved
oRepW TIL: Bonobos (also historically called the pygmy chimpanzee) are the only non-human animal to have been observed engaging in tongue kissing
wLNpJ TIL the FICO scoring system is routinely updated but, each lender determines if and when it will upgrade to the latest version. This is why a mortgage lender will come up with a very different score than your personal credit score report.