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TIL: About Samuel Whittmore at 80 years old, he killed three British soldiers, during the American revolution. He was shot, bayoneted, beaten and left for dead, but recovered and lived to be 98 years of age. (en.m.wikipedia.org)

posted by PhunkyPlatypus

6

TIL of the Dugway sheep incident, in which the US military tested a VX nerve agent that killed 3800+ sheep (en.wikipedia.org)

posted by PMYA

9

TIL: After the Civil War 10,000 Confederates Moved To Brazil Where Slavery Was Still Legal (www.history.com)

posted by Justintoxicated

6

TIL: about the venomous elbow licking mammal named the Slow Loris (en.wikipedia.org)

posted by Ph--Cunts

6

Dog-whistle politics - Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)

posted by phoxy

7

TIL the etymology of shill (en.wiktionary.org)

posted by Curl

9

TIL that the term "borked" comes from when Judge Robert H. Bork's appointment to the Supreme Court was blocked in 1987 (www.dictionary.com)

posted by jobes

5

TIL: The band AudioSlave is compromised of Rage Against The Machine with Soungardens Vocalist. (en.m.wikipedia.org)

posted by PhunkyPlatypus

8

TIL The largest coffee company in Hawaii, Kona, first got started with the help of a priest (www.youtube.com)

posted by indietorch

5

TIL about Operation Clark County - a movement started by The Guardian to influence the 2004 US election by writing letters to each person in Clark County, Ohio to vote for Kerry. The operation backfired with the Director of the Board of Elections stating (www.theguardian.com)

posted by boujeebagels

6

TIL "Phuks" means "fox" and not "fucks" (phuks.co)

posted by Hitler

4

TIL Whether You Say Freakin', Friggin', Or Frickin' Depends On Where You’re From (www.atlasobscura.com)

posted by [Deleted]

7

TIL of a civil suit ruling that MlK's death was a conspiracy involving "governmental agencies" (archive.is)

posted by Curl

5

TIL How to Steam and Froth Milk at Home (youtu.be)

posted by indietorch

3

TIL that Philadelphia has a 1.5 cent/oz "sugar tax". It was originally 3 cents/oz, but negotiated down to 1.5 and expanded to include diet soda, flavored water and other beverages. (www.npr.org)

posted by jobes

6

TIL about Beatrice Shilling, who designed a fix to the problem of Spitfire airplanes that stalled in negative G's (en.wikipedia.org)

posted by SilverBanana

9

TIL: about the 1979 anthrax outbreak near a military facility Sverdlovsk, Russia. Considered to be the worst outbreak in history. (www.ph.ucla.edu)

posted by PhunkyPlatypus

6

TIL: "The Great Dyke" is a linear geological feature that trends nearly north-south through the centre of Zimbabwe passing just to the west of the capital, Harare. (en.wikipedia.org)

posted by Boukert

5

TIL about Karl Landsteiner, who discovered Polio Virus and Blood Groups (en.wikipedia.org)

posted by SilverBanana

3

TIL: In 1994 Russian Aeroflot Flight 593 crashed and killed all 75 aboard because the pilot let his 16 year old son behind the controls (www.youtube.com)

posted by Boukert

5

TIL I am cross-eye dominant (en.wikipedia.org)

posted by THC

4

TIL William III king of England was a Dutchman! (en.wikipedia.org)

posted by Boukert

4

TIL the phrase "Dutch courage" means "strength or confidence gained from drinking alcohol." (en.wikipedia.org)

posted by jobes

7

TIL why red means red in almost every language. (nautil.us)

posted by [Deleted]

3

TIL: Crazy like a fox (www.urbandictionary.com)

posted by Boukert

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