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TIL it is possible in certain cases of severe malnutrition for normally dark hair to turn red or blonde

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nelBd TIL the USA spent 2 years building a fort to protect from Canadian invasion, but it was accidentally built in Canada. They abandoned construction and called it Fort Blunder.
BgVZe TIL that TLC's Waterfalls was about safe sex and resisting the urge to engage in self-destructive behaviors.
G01N TIL during the siege of Stalingrad the commanding officer Friedrich Paulus was promoted to Field Marshal with the expectation he commit suicide rather than surrender. After he surrendered he was heard saying “I have no intention of shooting myself for a Bohemian corporal”. He lived till 1957.
WkNpN TIL about Adrian Carton de Wiart, a British soldier. He fought in 3 wars and was shot in the head, face, stomach, ankle, leg, hip, and ear, survived 2 plane crashes, escaped a POW camp and tore off his own fingers when a doctor refused to amputate them. He lived to be 83.
xvPg TIL the summit of Mt. Everest is marine limestone made up of fossilised remains of ocean creatures