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TIL that a single Canadian took a town from the Germans.

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rNyQy TIL that in 1860 the original 13th amendment to the Constitution was intended to preserve slavery in the states that already had it. Known as the Corwin Amendment, it was an attempt to forestall secession. It was passed by Congress, but ratification by states was suspended when the Civil War began.
9wAMG TIL, the cause of Hypertension in 90-95% of people remains unknown while only 5-10% people develop Hypertension resulting from an underlying condition like Primary Aldosteronism, Pheochromocytoma, Cushing's Syndrome, etc.
rRDQW TIL the Ye in "Ye olde pub" is actually pronounced as The, Y (þ thorn) is how people used to write TH
ADZ6g TIL A 15 year old Ray Kroc lied about his age during WW1 and became a Red Cross ambulance driver. In Kroc's Red Cross company, there was another boy who lied about his age to get in; his name was Walt Disney.
oby7 TIL Men in Black was based on a comic book, and instead of wiping witnesses’ minds, they simply killed them.