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VVyp TIL George Washington stopped the Revolutionary War to return a lost dog to the enemy. The terrier of a British general was found wandering the battlefield. The US waved a truce flag, and both sides stopped shooting until the dog was successfully returned to the British commander.
Oo1na TIL in the 16th and 17th centuries, English people literally bought their military ranks. In 2020 USD, 130k or so for cavalry, up to 1.6 million for lt. colonel
Yp6eG TIL the actress who played one of the prostitutes in "Fargo" was also one of the movie's dialect coaches and taught lead actress Frances McDormand the movie's signature "Yeah?"-"Yeah" head-nod.
9Y1kr TIL: Goats can rotate their eyes so that their rectangular pupils stay horizontal with the ground when bending over to eat.
vx64 TIL The US Pledge Of Allegiance originally had a distinctive “salute” to use called the Bellamy salute. It was discontinued during WWII as it looked exactly like a Nazi salute.