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TIL that a "dale" is a valley in an otherwise hilly area while a "glen" is a secluded and narrow valley.

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Oo8pa TIL Xerxes built two pontoon bridges over the Dardanelles strait to move his troops into Macedonia. When a storm destroyed the bridges, Xerxes had the builders beheaded and sent his army to whip, yell at, and brand the waters. The bridges were never rebuilt. Xerxes later lost the war with Macedonia.
5GVP TIL of US Army medic Desmond T. Doss, a conscientious objector who refused to bear arms, yet was awarded the Medal of Honor by President Truman for single-handedly saving the lives of over 75 of his comrades while under constant enemy fire during the Battle of Okinawa
YDjx TIL Microsoft once threatened to sue a high school student named Mike Rowe for creating a website called MikeRoweSoft.com
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MeRy8 TIL that "old-person" smell is real. And there's "middle-aged person" and "young-person" smell as well.