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TIL, from 1860-1916, the British Army required every soldier to have a mustache.

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QJ7Gd TIL during the US Civil War, Union Lt. Custer (of later Little Big Horn fame) found a West Point classmate Capt. Lea who was fighting for the Confederates and was captured. While recuperating, Lea met and married his nurse. Custer attended the wedding in full blue Union uniform, with Lea in gray.
ZMka TIL that a Labrador Retriever service dog pulled his disabled owner into the recovery position after he was struck unconscious, then covered him with a blanket. Retrieved his mobile phone and pushed it against his face, and only left his owner to fetch help once he had regained consciousness.
l7JdN Today I learned about the true location of Michaelsoft's Binbows.
9YZmX TIL about the Georgia Guidestones, a set of huge granite slabs in Elbert County, Georgia commissioned by anonymous benefactors. The 5 slabs contain messages in 12 languages, and are intended to help rebuild human civilization after a global catastrophe.
68Z8 TIL of a Romanian Princess who opposed the alliance with Germany during WWII. She personally took custody of surviving Allied crews who were bombing her country, saw that they were cared for in her hospitals, and facilitated their escape to Italy. She helped more than 1000 US crewmen shot down.