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TIL Blackbeard fell in a sneak attack by the Royal Navy. With only 19 crew members, he devastated one ship, boarded the other, and disarmed the Captain sent to hunt him. He was mid-killstroke when he had his throat slashed. Examination of his body revealed 5 gunshot wounds and over 20 sword wounds.

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Oo8Ge TIL During WW2 air support had been requested against a German occupied city. By then, the British took the city but were unable to radio the RAF to stop the bombing, so a pigeon named G.I. Joe was sent to stop it, arriving just as the planes were preparing to take off, saving thousands of men.
NmnP TIL People who have facial Botox injections have difficulty identifying emotional expressions in facial photos. Scientists suspect the Botox prevents facial mirroring which hinders the brain’s ability to interpret emotions in others.
l7DPN TIL - Of Fox tossing, a blood sport popular in 18th & 17th century Europe where people would compete to sling a fox or other small animal into the air. This was usually fatal for the fox.
OoWXR TIL Michael J. Fox shut down a Twitter troll regarding his Parkinson’s disease with the help of his son by replying “SMH”, winning the respect of said troller.
Omy6 TIL that “MAS*H” audiences were so upset that character Col. H. Blake was killed when his plane was shot down over the Sea of Japan that actor McLean Stevenson appeared in a skit on The Cher Show afterwards in a lifeboat saying, “I’m OK! I’m OK!”