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TIL Jack Daniel’s last words were “One last drink, Please”

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gr6eX TIL about the PL-12 Airtruk. The world's ugliest airplane.
p8bwp TIL of Francis Salvador – elected to South Carolina’s Provincial Congress in 1774, he’s considered the first member of the Jewish faith to hold elective office in America. Killed in a joint Loyalist/Cherokee ambush in 1776, he became the first Jewish soldier to die for the Patriot cause.
woXr6 TIL every country has quick dial, easy to remember emergency number EXCEPT North Korea.
gr66X TIL that the children’s song “Do Your Ears Hang Low?” is a sanitized version of “Do Your Balls Hang Low?”, which was popular with British soldiers in WWI. General Douglas Haig once heard a column of soldiers singing it and went to berate their commander, only to find the commander singing along.
E1yMV TIL that “Boo” comes from the Latin, meaning “I am crying aloud!”, which means that when ghosts say “boo!” they are basically saying “I am yelling!”