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TIL that there are breeds of domesticated pigeons that are specifically selected for their ability to tumble or roll in the air

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dDemK TIL that after their invasion of Vietnam, the Ming took Vietnamese captives back to China and among them, Ho Nguyen Trung, a firearms expert would go on to transform Chinese firearm technology and be venerated by the Chinese as the 'God of Firearms'[PDF]
m150o TIL the song "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" from the 1964 movie Mary Poppins was written by the Sherman brothers. They were sued by songwriters who had written a prior song by the same name. The brothers won; however, it was discovered that the word was used earlier in 1931.
VGep TIL A man named John Harrison has a job tasting ice cream. He has tasted samples of over 200 million gallons of ice cream and his taste buds are insured for $1 million
NXOpE TIL of the Moro Crater Massacre in The Phillipines, which included the murder of hundreds of women and children by US forces. Photos were taken at the scene where the soldiers smiled as skulls, rotting severed limbs, blown-out heads and dismembered torsos were piled up around them.
v1GkL TIL That there is a special type of font for people with Dyslexia. Henry Winkler (Fonzie on Happy Days) has written a series of children's books using this font. He did so because he has dyslexia. The books tell the story of Hank, a kid with Dyslexia. The font has more space between letters.