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TIL when Mongols defeated the Poles at the battle of Legnica, they beheaded him and paraded his head. His wife recognized his mutilated body by his eleventh toe.

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mwnP TIL Joan Garcia, a WW2 double-agent spying for Britain was so successful that Hitler personally awarded him an Iron Cross before King George gave him an Order of the British Empire. Germany never discovered his lies, making him one if not the only person to get such honors from both countries.
P1KDn TIL That the chair has been around for nearly 5000 years. The earliest example in the form of a sculpture from the Greek Cycladic Islands at approximately 2700 BC which was prior to Egyptian chairs, which were typically stools. Chairs with arms and backrests implied elite status.
neEDd TIL A passenger was turned away from two flights because he was wearing 10 layers of clothing to avoid extra luggage fees
W7oV8 TIL Feral cats on Guadalupe Island have been observed stealing milk from Elephant seals. The cats sneak up on a nursing pup and and bat at them until the pup retreats, atwhich point the cat licks up the milk from the mother's teat. Some cats have been chased off by elephant seals.
9br7 TIL The Marine Corps Birthday is celebrated every year on 10 November in a cake-cutting ceremony where the first slice of cake is given to the oldest Marine present, who in turn hands it off to the youngest Marine present. The celebration includes a reading of Commandant Lejeune’s Birthday Message.[