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TIL when King George III found out Washington had given up command of the revolutionary army, and was planning to return to his farm after the war, He said, “If he does that, he will be the greatest man in the world.”

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PYAVJ TIL Since 1900 a London park has a Memorial to those that have died in heroic acts of self sacrifice and who might otherwise be forgotten. Each heroic act is listed such as, "Drowned in attempting to save a poor girl who had thrown herself into the canal".
W76eX TIL that there is a species of deer (Water Deer) with long Sabertooth like fangs that are used purely for combat.
jNv4R TIL about Liliana Cáceres, the Colombian who in 1997 faked a multiple pregnancy of nine by stuffing her clothes with rags. This was her plot to prevent her boyfriend from leaving her. The woman drew the attention of her community and news outlets before discovering that it was all a lie.
awjdy TIL Walt Disney's First Business venture was a Studio called "Laugh-O-Gram Studio" based out of Kansas City, MO and it went Bankrupt in less than three years
y0Ke TIL in 1975 Mattel produced a doll named “Growing Up Skipper.” The doll’s breasts would grow bigger as you turned her arm.