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TIL that during the American Revolutionary War, Molly Pitcher was so engaged with the cause, that while she was bringing water to her husband at the front, he got killed, she replaced him at the cannons and almost died by an enemy cannonball.

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vPmdj TIL that Ernesto Miranda, the man whose case led to the famous Miranda Rights, was convicted in a second trial for his crimes that excluded the now-illegal evidence. He was paroled after five years, and fatally stabbed four years later. His killer fled to Mexico and has never been found.
16EWD TIL that Dundee or Dundee United is Nigerian slang for an idiot. It dates back to the football club Dundee United tour of Nigeria in 1972, where they lost several matches against local teams. This led to widespread ridicule, and the team's name became synonymous with poor performance and ineptitude
nexQo TIL the floor in the music video for Jamiroquai's Virtual Insanity never moved. The entire set was put on wheels, with the camera attached to one wall. Movers would yell NORTH! and Jay Kay would have to dance corresponding to the movements of the set, giving the illusion of moving with the floor.
P1kKO TIL that cricket used to be a very popular sport in America until the First World War
d8kLr TIL that there are orchids whose flowers look like female bees. When males try to mate with them, they transfer pollen. The Ophrys Apifera species mimics a bee species that went extinct long ago. So, the only memory of the bee is a painting by a dying flower.