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TIL the "Roman" in "Times New Roman" refers to the fact that the characters aren't italicized or bold

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jDyX TIL of Castner’s Cutthroats, a platoon of Army scouts who served in the Aleutian Islands Campaign of WW2. The group was composed of trappers, hunters, miners and Native Alaskans. They seldom used ranks and never wore uniforms. In addition to recon missions, they fought in the bloody Battle of Attu.
J1po1 TIL In 1982 a video game called Custer's Revenge was released for the Atari 2600. Gameplay included the main character General George Custer, sporting a visible erection, attempting to find and "abuse" a native woman tied to a pole.
xV78o TIL that the Momo Challenge, in which it was reported in 2018 and 2019 that children were being enticed to perform dangerous tasks including suicide, was a hoax and media reports about deaths linked to the challenge were "far fetched and devoid of any evidence".
1aGLr TIL that if you get a blood transfusion with the wrong blood type a strong sense of impending doom will likely occur.
neWr7 TIL: That the only surviving German tank from WW1 is on display in Canberra.