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TIL U.S. Medal of Honor recipient Pililaʻau was found surrounded by 40 dead Korean soldiers and him holding a trench knife.

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PYa0J TIL that in 2004 more than 300 people died and 500 injured in a supermarket fire because all the doors were deliberately closed under the direction of the owners in order to prevent people from fleeing with merchandise without paying for it.
GYNb7 TIL about Florida's notorious, state-run institution, Dozier School For Boys. Some 81 boys are known to have died there and that after the closing and demolition of the century old establishment, excavation crews uncovered the remains of 50+ students.
m1w4E TIL letter 'w' is the Japanese version of LOL
QJPAa TIL that, in 2006, three people got hold of Coca-Cola secrets, namely important information regarding its ingredients, and tried to sell it to PepsiCo, owner of rival brand Pepsi. Instead of accepting the offer, Pepsi informed Coca-Cola and actually called the FBI.
40Oa TIL that during the negotiations for the Treaty of Paris to end the American Revolutionary War, the French delegate told the English diplomat that the USA “would form the greatest empire in the world.” The English diplomat shot back, “Yes sir, and they will all speak English; every one of ‘em.”