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TIL the concept of Dibs is almost culturally universal.
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TIL Monty Python and the Holy Grail was originally going to have horses but the small budget wouldn’t allow it. Thus, the coconut clapping. Also, the German release of the film translates to “The Knights of the Coconut.”
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TIL of Johnathan R Davis who, in a well documented incident, single-handedly killed 11 armed bandits who ambushed him in 1854. He killed 7 while dual-wielding revolvers, and then finished the remaining 4 with a Bowie knife. He sustained only 2 slight flesh wounds.
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TIL Captain America is a first generation Irish immigrant
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TIL in World War II, U.S. Navy ship accidentally got in proximity with the Japanese ship, Someone decided to throw potatoes in panic. Japanese thought they were grenades and they threw it back which resulted in a potato fight. While they were distracted, the U.S. successfully sunk the enemy ship.
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TIL Saladin, legendary leader of the Muslims during the Crusades, allowed Christians who wanted to leave Jerusalem to leave peacefully and those who wanted to stay, to worship freely. He even restored a church that was burned to the ground.