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TIL that the longbow was such an effective medieval weapon that the Duke of Wellington wanted to use a corps of longbowmen at the Battle of Waterloo, in 1815

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gMwVD TIL One of the first soldiers to charge the beach on D-Day was a Canadian bagpiper, who only survived because he said German Snipers thought he was to crazy to shoot
R7151 TIL in France, it’s against the law for grocery stores to throw away food. It must either be composted or donated to charity.
awoMo TIL that the phrase "the empire on which the sun never sets" was first used to describe the lands controlled by Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, and not the British Empire as is commonly thought.
4pvN TIL an electronics store chain that advertised stereos for “299 bananas” honored the television offer and lost over $10,000 when customers started showing up with loads of the fruit.
KOo09 TIL that, if we measure the height of moutain from the center of the Earth (which is the same for everybody) and not from sea-level (which is fluctuating and sometimes, hard to calculate), the highest peak on Earth is the Chimporazo Volcano in Chile.