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TIL The oldest known soldier to have served during the American Civil War was Curtis king who enlisted in the Union Army at 80 years old. By all accounts he served his country honorably.

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JpM1 TIL a 18C. astronomer went to India to see a Transit of Venus. Delayed, he missed it, but decided to stay for the next one, in 8 years. The second try was clouded out. 3 years later he returned to France to find he’d been declared dead, his wife had remarried, and his estate was gone
O5xY TIL March 6 is the official “Day of the Dude”, in the belief system of “Dudeism”
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QJeyL TIL an early script of the first James Bond film was rejected because the writers had turned Dr. No into a monkey.
0dpv TIL Cilantro haters can’t smell the same scent cilantro lovers do, from the herb. Instead they taste unsaturated aldehydes which are present.