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TIL: one of the Marines in the iconic raising of the flag at Iwo Jima was an American Indian and Kris Kristofferson memorialized his life in a song.

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MeDYV TIL: A new theory suggest Moses and the burning bush was not an event, but a vision created through the use of DMT created from the peganum harmala bush which was common in the region where evidence exist it was used in religious ceremony.
eyEE TIL that nectarines and peaches are the same species, with a gene controlling whether the skin is fuzzy or smooth
0dMa5 TIL that Eric Robert's is one of the most prolific actors of all time, with 849 acting credits on IMDb since 1978. That is roughly 18 gigs per year for 46 years
kOM9e TIL that despite underground room-and-pillar mining taking place as early as the 13th Century, the use of canaries for early warning of toxic gases began only in 1900, with mice first being used for the role in 1896.
Z8dPR TIL Pelorus Jack was a dolphin that used to guide ships through a notoriously dangerous channel in New Zealand. In 1904 someone aboard the SS Penguin tried to shoot Jack with a rifle, he survived and continued to guide all ships except the SS Penguin.