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TIL Eddie Albert, most known for his role on Green Acres, was the coxswain of a US Navy landing craft at the Battle of Tarawa. There he earned a bronze star for the rescue of 47 Marines who were stranded offshore under fire. This was credited by his son for helping him avoid the Hollywood Blacklist.

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l7Nv7 TIL that the most expressive cat is the manul, and it is more commonly known as Pallas's cat. They can be found in the grasslands of Central Asia.
ZKPp TIL the British used Pundits to explore Tibet in the 1800s. Disguised as religious pilgrims, these Indian men were trained to walk precisely 2,000 steps per mile, and mapped much of the area for the British while skirting the bans placed on westerners.
yQ91w TIL that Atlanta, Idaho was founded in 1864 during the Civil War by Southerners who believed a rumor that Sherman was defeated in the Battle of Atlanta, GA. This turned out to be incredibly false, but the name stuck anyway.
KOPA9 TIL George Washington, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson brought their own books to the White House and removed them at the end of their terms. It was not until 1850 that Millard and Abigail Fillmore established the first official White House collection
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