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TIL we have a photograph of a man who fought in the Revolutionary War

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vP8YB TIL 'Lav mic' is the personal microphone people refer to, not 'live mic'
44xN TIL that the Moon was proposed to be the 51st State of the USA
VD1Z TIL England’s famous Battle of Hastings in 1066 was not actually fought at Hastings. It occurred in an area called Battle, about 7 miles away. Because ‘Battle of Battle’ was such an awful title, they instead named it after the nearest town.
pdre TIL that Justin Bieber has never had a number-one single in the United States or Great Britain.
nBR9 TIL ancient Egypt was formed from the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt around 3000 BC, and the pharaohs wore a double-crown, with one half, the White Crown, representing Upper Egypt, and the other half, the Red Crown, representing Lower Egypt.