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TIL of tyromancy, the practice of telling fortunes with cheese

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Rd76 TIL that Army officer Hugh Thompson prevented the deaths of hundreds of Vietnamese civilians including women and children, by a group of American soldiers. Thompson, an Army helicopter pilot, landed between the soldiers and the villagers and threatened to open fire if they continued their attacks.
awJPN Til- After His Wife Was Denied Water, Bapuro Tajne managed to dig her a well in under 40 days and ended up discovering a water source capable of sustaining his entire village.
1aBRP TIL there is a very rare type of insomnia when you just don't sleep. This leads to insanity and death within 18 months.
8m5V TIL that there was a comic series about repairing the property damage caused by superheroes and supervillains
ZpgJR TIL that Lego's net profit margins are 28 percent, which is more than Ferrari.