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TIL the last US Civil War widow died in 2008.
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TIL the term Tennis bracelet originated from an incident during the 1987 US Open, when Chris Everett’s diamond bracelet flew off during a serve and they stopped play to search for it.
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TIL that "the stank face" cats make, is not only shared with horses (amongst other animals), but also has a term. The "Flehmen Response" which in simple terms can be described as them trying to get a real big deep wiff of something funky because it's interesting. Not because it's stinks.
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TIL WW1 American soldier Henry Johnson, known as the "Black Death", suffered 21 severe wounds while repelling a German raid. He survived while killing 4 and wounding 10-20 in hand to hand combat.
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TIL that in a Massachusetts prison, there is a program that partners Inmates with abused Stray Dogs
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TIL the voice actresses for the original Powerpuff Girls were never even contacted for voiceacting in the rebooted show, expressing disappointment and describing it as “a stab in the heart”.