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TIL that one of George Washington’s generals and the “founder of the US Army” was openly gay.

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LbNv TIL NFL football offensive lineman John Urschel has been published in several complex mathematics journals.
OGopg TIL to collect taxes, Christian IV of Denmark asked captains of ships crossing the Øresund to estimate the value of their cargo, which was applied as the tax base without further audit. But the king also claimed the right to buy the entire cargo at exactly that price.
9YpJG TIL that after gay Vietnam War veteran Leonard Matlovich died, his epitaph said this: ''When I was in the military they gave me a medal for killing two men, and a discharge for loving one.''
oRv9Y Today I learned that soccer player Mark Hughes played two professional games in two different countries for different teams on the same day.
VM74 TIL: In 1860’s San Francisco, two stray dogs who were “best friends” became local celebrities, their exploits were celebrated in local papers, and they were granted immunity from the city’s dog catchers.