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TIL that an Indian policeman in the state of Manipur confessed to more than 100 staged killings

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a8jEo TIL that sycamore seeds (also known as helicopters), are actually poisonous to horses.
b9g57 TIL That Men experience a significant/abrupt decrease in testosterone levels after sugar intake.
V7am TIL in 1999 Kargil war Yogendra Singh Yadav climbed a 16,500 feet tall cliff captured by Pakistani soldiers, he was shot three times, he continued to climb the remaining 60 feet, he killed four Pakistani soldiers and engaged in hand to hand combat.
kN6E TIL that the French military actually has the best military record in Europe having won 132 of the 185 battles they fought in the last 800 years
xPB7 TIL that Sergeant Stubby was the only war dog to be promoted to sergeant through combat in WWI. He saved his regiment from surprise mustard gas attacks, found and comforted the wounded, and even once caught a German spy by the seat of his pants, holding him there until American Soldiers found him