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5YrLk TIL: That Native Americans were in contact with the Donner party several times, and actively offered them food. Only to be "Scared off/denied" and the Donner party to unfortunately choose cannibalism.
4XpYa TIL Smuckers tried to patent "uncrustables" PB&J sandwiches, to no avail. They resembled ravioli too much.
kJW0m TIL that in the John Lennon hit "Whatever Gets You Through The Night", the person singing backup vocals and playing keys was Elton John
05Bj TIL in the Afghanistan War, a British Corporal ordered a bayonet charge against Taliban forces. It was successful.
loQk7 TIL Dog Poop Girl (2005) is one of the first reported occurrences of doxing (publicly broadcasting private or identifying information). A young woman's dog pooped in a train. She refused to pick it up despite requests. Pictures were shared in Korea. She was publicly shamed and quit university.