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TIL of a remarkable pigeon, named Cher Ami. That little bird became one of the greatest heroes of World War I

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lolgN TIL that because astronaut Scott Kelly has spent so much time orbiting the Earth at incredible speeds, time dilation now makes him 5 milliseconds younger than the twin brother he was born 6 minutes before.
D1PxY TIL John Lennon's comment 'More popular than Jesus' created a huge backlash in the US Bible belt, with one Texas radio station holding a large bonfire of Beatles albums only for a lightning bolt to strike its transmission tower the following day and sending the station temporarily off the air.
K0VG TIL that ESPN boxing analyst and trainer Teddy Atlas once held a .38 caliber handgun to Mike Tyson’s head after Tyson touched Atlas’ 11 year old relative on the butt.
5j7Q TIL about green boots, a man who died during his climbing of Mt. Everest, his body is now used as a land mark to gauge how far from the summit climbers are
PvRe TIL that James Smith, husband of Moira, an NYPD officer who died saving people in the towers on 9/11 and was awarded “Woman Of The Year” by Glamour, returned the award after seeing it be given to Caitlyn Jenner, stating “Is this the best you could do?”