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TIL about Leo Major, a Canadian soldier who liberated a village alone during WWII, and later captured Hill 355 with 18 men during the Korean war, fighting thousands of men

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Vxg8 TIL of Complete Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome—where a person with XY chromosomes externally develops to be identical to XX girls/women. A vagina is present but no uterus. It’s often undetected until a lack of 1st menstruation is noted. Most identify as women & grow up to be attracted to men.[NSFW]
v18X4 TIL In 1970, the Oregon Highway Division consulted with the US Navy and decided the best way to dispose of a whale carcass was to blow it up with a 1/2 ton of dynamite. The explosion caused blubber to rain down on spectators for over a 1/4 of a mile. A large chunk demolished a car.
E1ymx TIL for decades, the only "premature wards" in the US were carnival attractions at Coney Island and World's Fairs. From the 1890s-1930s, the "Incubator Exhibits" saved thousands of babies' lives, at no charge to the parents. All costs were paid by entrance fees.
v1R4R TIL that Jimmy Carter helped launch the craft beer revolution by removing taxes for beer brewed at home for personal use
XBOj TIL Northrop designed a cheap fighter that was so good, its considered one of the best fighters never to enter production. Despite not even entering service, it ended up saving the government huge sums of money because the existing competition dropped their prices to avoid letting it get any sales.