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TIL When the British burned down the White House in the War of 1812, first they ate the meal that was set out for the President

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woeNM TIL about William Dampier, a naturalist who used piracy as a means to explore the world. He was the first Englishman to explore parts of Australia, one of Charles Darwin's inspirations and introduced the words "barbecue", "avocado", "chopsticks", and "subspecies" into the English language.
rOBy TIL for a relationship to be happy, researchers say the ratio of positive to negative interactions needs to be 5:1
NMBJ TIL The original PS1 is a very high-end audiophile CD Player
lowQ5 TIL that during the victorian era and the 19th century many people caught TB from cow's milk treated with borax that allowed the bacteria to flourish and hide the sour smell. Millions died.
rLx0 TIL in 2011 a Gurkha single-handedly held off 12 Taliban as they attacked his base. Alone on the roof, he fought ‘an onslaught of rocket-propelled grenades and AK-47s’. He fired over 400 rounds, launched 17 grenades and detonated a mine. After his gun failed, he threw his tripod to fend a man off.