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TIL More West Point graduates have been presidents of foreign countries than the United States

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loaRr TIL at the Battle of Almansa in 1707 the french army was led by an englishman, while the opposing english army was led by a frenchman.
dJXd TIL Billionaire Daniel Keith Ludwig Had Frozen His Genetic Material, Believing His Estranged Ex-Wife’s Daughter Might Challenge his Will. 40 Years Later, and after his Death, She Sued The Estate And Lost, Because DNA Analysis Proved He Wasn’t Her Father.
Wk1YN TIL the term "student-athlete" was crafted by the NCAA in order to avoid paying workers' comp after a football player died from a head injury.
M7GQb TIL the Hoover Institution has a recording thought to be of a secretly bugged meeting of British and American POWs in a German POW camp.
e8l4 TIL that at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics, Hawaiian American Duke Kahanamoku overslept and missed his qualifying heat in the 100m freestyle. His main rival, Cecil Healy of AUS, convinced judges to hold a special qualifying race for Duke. Duke ending up going on to win the gold, and Cecil took silver