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

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ANKA7 TIL that in Germany there are nude hiking trails, hiking trails that are specifically designated for nude hiking. They are marked with signs or symbols indicating that nudity is allowed or even encouraged
GVp5 TIL From 1998-2010, hedge funds earned $379 billion in fees, while the investors in them earned $70 billion in gains.
oB0Xr TIL about Jamie Kennedy's 2013 new years eve special where Macy Gray showed up drunk, everyone missed a bunch of cues and they were late for the new years countdown before a fight broke out during the end credits.
nQbW TIL that the exhaust from ships forms clouds that were discovered by looking at satellite data
XEllX TIL that all cacti are native to the New World, or the Americas. Only one species now grows natively on the Atlantic's other side as well. It's a type of mistletoe cactus and is found in Africa and Sri Lanka, thought to have been introduced by traders or birds.