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TIL The Texas Revolution was mainly fought because Mexico abolished slavery

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OoYE1 TIL that even if you stop smoking at 65, you can still get up to 4 years of your life back. It is always worth it to stop smoking.
nw4W TIL that, after his disabled owner was struck by a car, ‘Endal’ the service dog pulled his unconscious owner into the recovery position, retrieved his mobile phone from beneath the car, fetched a blanket and covered him, and then ran to a nearby hotel to obtain help
wLYeJ TIL that in the opening ceremony of the 1936 Olympics, Haiti and Lichtenstein discovered they had identical flags. The following year, Lichtenstein would add a crown to their flag to help differentiate it from Haiti
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