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TIL that, during a battle in the French and Indian War, George Washington survived having had two horses shot from under him and four bullets piercing his coat.

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nWkL7 TIL about the UNESCO Memory of the World Programme, which seeks to preserve the "documentary heritage" of humanity. Included are archives for: cuneiform tablets, the Battle of the Somme, records of smallpox eradication, Beethoven's Ninth, and so much more.
R7ZPw TIL Behemoth is a tom cat accompanying the devil in Bulgakov's 'Master and Margarita.' In 2018, a cat by the same name was stolen from the Bulgakov Museum at Moscow and later returned.
oBd7K TIL that Nasa's $800m Mars Exploration Rovers accidentally draw a d*ck on Red Planet.
4X5oR TIL: A recent study of dinosaur eggshells supports the idea that dinosaurs may have been warm blooded
QkaX TIL The Red Cross throws out blood if they deem it too risky, even if the donator is disease free.