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TIL Martha Washington probably did not name her feral tomcat after Alexander Hamilton, despite rumors that may have originated in a satirical letter after Hamilton's death.

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5YPXR TIL: That in 2014, the US Army sent 14,000 conscription letters to men born in the 1800s because of a Y2K-like bug.
j6Jvp TIL the origin of Sniper. It comes from the verb "to snipe", originated in the 1770s among soldiers in British India in reference to shooting snipes, an extremely challenging game bird for hunters due to its alertness, camouflaging color and erratic flight behavior.
ndO7 TIL that there was a controversy with Tinky-Winky from the show ‘Teletubbies’, with critics stating he was a symbol for gay pride. Ken Viselman of Itsy-Bitsy Entertainment commented, that: “He’s not gay. He’s not straight. He’s just a character in a children’s series.”
epPgD TIL YouTube’s subscribe button lights up whenever someone says to “Subscribe” in the video.
R7aD9 TIL that in early 2016, a woman tracked down the family of a WWII veteran whose Purple Heart she bought at an Arizona Goodwill store for $4.99