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TIL lawmakers in South Carolina wanted to raise a monument to honor black Confederate troops from South Carolina without knowing that there weren't any black Confederate soldiers in South Carolina.

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WkaxB TIL since the body of Roger Marie Bricoux, one of the musicians of the Titanic, was never recovered, he was declared a deserter by the French army and it took until year 2000 for him to be officially recognized as having died in the sinking.
6XwX TIL that the people of an isolated tribe in Zimbabwe only have two toes. a.k.a the ostrich people
GeJE TIL during 8 years living in a UK animal shelter, a dog named Jasmine was a ‘surrogate mother’ to over 50 rescued animals; including puppies, foxes, 4 badger cubs, 15 chicks, 8 guinea pigs, 15 rabbits, a deer and a goose. She nursed each with affection, taking care of them as soon as they arrived.
Wka5X TIL bathroom's graffiti is called 'Latrinalia' which some places have actually attempted to curb such method by setting up in the lavatory big blackboards as well as offering free chalk.
grlN4 TIL that your brain is constantly eating itself