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TIL a dentist in the US Army during World War II was shot 24 times while defending an aid station from the Japanese. Although he killed up to 98 attackers, allowing the wounded to be evacuated, his Medal of Honor was delayed because medical officers were not supposed to bear arms against the enemy.

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78JaZ TIL the Treaty of Versailles signed in 1919 to end the First World War included a convention establishing concert pitch as A = 435 Hz
dOnK TIL in 1974 a Washington lawyer circulated a theory that ‘elites’ had raided all the gold from the United States Bullion Depository in Fort Knox. Members of the media were given access in order refute the theory. It is the only time a member of the public has been allowed inside the vault.
ajDJ TIL that a police detective offered to split a lottery ticket with a waitress at his favorite restaurant in Yonkers, NY in place of a tip. The ticket was a winner worth $6 million, which he split with her without hesitation. The event was made into a movie, “It Could Happen to You”.
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vPex4 TIL: about "My Very Dear Wife" - The Last Letter of Major Sullivan Ballou, during the American Civil War July 14th 1861