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TIL the curve of a samurai sword is natural

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5YLNQ TIL-The Choctaw fought in the American Civil War on the side of the Confederacy
DXEr TIL Babies under the age of 12 months should not be given honey as otherwise they may develop infant botulism.
Mey0V TIL A pirate had a bounty of $500 put on him by a governor, so he put an even larger bounty on the governor (reports say either $1500 or $5000).
lQmN TIL In 1944, Mary Babnik Brown became the first woman to have her hair used in crosshairs for military aircraft bombsights. The hair had to fit strict criteria such as being blonde, over 22 inches long and never been treated with chemicals or hot irons.
nev79 TIL when Nintendo had a fall in revenue from the less successful Wii U its CEO cut his pay in half for 5 months rather than blame workers.