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TIL that the civilian sailors of the U.S. Merchant Marine had a higher casualty rate during World War II than any branch of the armed forces.

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bO8Z TIL that a stockbroker named Nicholas Winton brought saved the lives of 669 Czechoslovakian Jewish children by taking them to England. He refused to take credit until his wife found a scrapbook of the children that he saved and gave it to BBC. He will turn 104 later this year.
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DEGv TIL that soldiers are required to “route step” (or walk out of step) when crossing bridges because, in 1831, the rhythmic march of British soldiers broke a bridge, throwing soldiers off of the bridge.
ep7xb TIL that Beatrice Straight won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in 1976's "Network," despite appearing on-screen for just five minutes and 40 seconds.
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