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TIL that the official bird of Madison, Wisconsin is the plastic flamingo.

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nWEkd TIL about Gilbert Motier, a French military officer who commanded Continental Army troops in the American Revolutionary War and later played a key role in the French Revolution. His ancestor, also named Gilbert Motier, also fought England alongside Joan of Arc in 1429.
BrpYK TIL that the “ah-choo” sound people make when sneezing is a cultural learned behavior. For example, in the Phillipines they instead say “ha-ching”, the Japanese say “hakashun”, and deaf people don’t add any sounds at all.
NwyJ TIL in 1959, three schizophrenics who all thought they were Jesus were forced to live together in the same mental hospital, to test the strength of self-delusion.
PYDRL TIL that Washington’s first love was the wife of one of his best friends
8P4V TIL that in July 2009, Ace Frehley was shown ‘2 Girls 1 Cup’ on the Opie and Anthony show. Unfazed, he said, 'Crazier things than that have happened on the road.’