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TIL The last surviving veteran of the American Civil War was Albert Woolson, a Union Army Soldier, who died on August 2, 1956, at the age of 106.

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v1omj TIL that Vikings were keen skiers, they even worshipped a god in its name. Medieval sources have very limited material on the god Ullr, but he's almost always shown on skis carrying a bow. In one text, it is said that Ullr can be called ski-god, bow-god, hunting-god and shield-god.
oBB5o Dogmatic adherence to mealtimes is anti-science, racist, and might actually be making you sick.
9wMZ7 TIL the Turkish Airlines give a special 50% discount to family members of martyrs
e0AOJ TIL that when Koko the gorilla met William Shatner, she grabbed him by the balls.
QNPmd TIL From 1600-400 BC, the Mesoamerican Olmec civilization was using and processing bitumen (asphalt) and may have used it like currency.