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TIL In 1915, Kulbir Thapa was the first Nepalese Gurkha to receive the Victoria Cross. Thapa carried two wounded Gurkhas through No-Man’s-Land despite being wounded himself. When he went back a third time, German soldiers stopped firing and began clapping, allowing him to walk back to his own line.

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Z8MpB TIL many NZ farms are converting from cow milk to sheep's milk. Due to the rising cost of land and the fact sheep are more economical than cows, you can expect to see sheep dairy in your food store.

ANoA4 TIL a 3,200-year-old tablet shows that ancient Egyptians took attendance at work and recorded absences. One type of reason cited for missing work was "wife or daughter bleeding" referring to menstruation because men were needed at home during this time to help with the housework.

VMoWp TIL film critic Gene Siskel went to great lengths to show his contempt for the original Friday the 13th movie. He called the film’s director a “despicable creature,” published the address of Paramount’s chairman so people would write hate mail, and spoiled the film’s ending for his readers.

Kb0J TIL that the last Abbasid Caliph failed to use his wealth to raise an army to defend Baghdad from the Mongols. According to Marco Polo, after the city fell the caliph was locked in his treasure room without food and told to “eat of thy treasure as much as thou wilt, since thou art so fond of it.”

nWyv9 TIL that the second most expensive photograph ever sold was Edward Steichen’s “The Flatiron” for $11.8 million USD