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TIL of Maj. Gen. Eldon Bargewell, MACV-SOG/ Delta Force veteran and Distinguished Service Cross winner who died at 71 when his lawnmower went over an embankment

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ZNXB TIL Dave Mirra was diagnosed with CTE (chronic traumatic encephalopathy) after his suicide in February 2016. He was the first “action sports” star to be diagnosed with CTE.
Edl0 TIL that with all its renewable energy, on a sunny and windy day, Germany doesn’t need to run its conventional power plants
yQ6av TIL of Elizabeth Van Lew. After her father died, she and her mother freed all his slaves. She then used her inheritance to free some of the slaves' relatives. During the Civil War, she operated a spy ring. When Richmond fell to the Union, she was the 1st person to raise the Union flag in the city
GYbrN TIL that Bangkok's full name is "Krungthep Mahanakhon Amonrattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilokphop Noppharatratchathani Burirom-udomratchaniwet Mahasathan Amonphiman Awatansathit Sakkathattiya Witsanu Kamprasit"
4XPBN TIL in 2011 a marine called customer support during a firefight because his M107 rifle failed and got it back working