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TIL of a British marine who threw himself on an enemy grenade in Afghanistan, walked away with a nosebleed and got himself the George Cross

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neEDb TIL Gold is an inert noble metal as it does not react with other elements. It is the most malleable and ductile of all known metals. An ounce of gold can be beaten into a sheet measuring 300 square feet or stretched into a gold thread 5 miles long.
jDRn TIL Olive Garden has a special flavor of Andes mints made for them.
M7GEb TIL that Canada’s coastline (202,080 km) which is the world’s longest is at least 3.5 times the length of Indonesia’s (54,716 km)
yJjV TIL Zebras actually have a black skin, with white stripes - not the other way around.
pPkZ TIL during World War II, a U.S. soldier was ambushed by 5 Japanese tanks. He single-handedly destroyed all 5 and was eventually awarded the Medal of Honor.