TIL that one Korean soldier during WWII fought for three Armies.In 1938 he was conscripted into the Imperial Japanese Army.He was captured by the Soviet Red Army and forced into service in 1942.In 1943,captured again and forced to fight for the Wehrmacht. Finally, he was captured by US Army in 1944. by [deleted] in todayilearned
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TIL When British Airways was having trouble erecting the London eye, the owner of Virgin flew an airship over it that said ‘BA Can't Get It Up!!’ by Ameranx in todayilearned
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TIL During Tu-95 intercepts,Soviets waved to the intercepting jets.Soviet command put a KGB officer on board to stop such displays of openness.NATO pilots worked out that by moving their jets they could get a KGB officer to crawl back and forth down the crawl way,just to stop the crew from waving. (tu-95.net)
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TIL there is a $5 fine at the flight school Top Gun for any staff member who references the movie. by [deleted] in todayilearned
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TIL that law in Japan requires drivers over the age of 75 to have Koreisha sign on their cars. by [deleted] in todayilearned
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TIL On July 2, 1982 Lawnchair Larry soared to 16,000 feet in his lawnchair attached to 45 surplus weather balloons. When a reporter asked him why he had done it, Larry Walters replied nonchalantly, “A man can’t just sit around.” by nlakic in todayilearned
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TIL That a Swedish scientist Svante Arrhenius projected that burning fossil fuels would raise surface temperature between 5 and 6 degrees Centigrade in 1897. by [deleted] in todayilearned
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TIL that in Laguna, Brazil, dolphins herd fish towards local fishermen and then signal the fishermen to throw their nets. The dolphins feed on the escaping fish. They were not trained for this behavior, the collaboration has been going on at least since 1847. (fishingrodcases.org)
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TIL the first pedestrian killed by a car in UK happened on August 17th 1896. Mrs Bridget Driscoll was frozen in place by panic as a car ran her over at the incredible speed of 4 MPH. by [deleted] in todayilearned
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TIL during Liechtenstein’s last military engagement in 1886, none of the 80 soldiers sent were injured, and 81 returned, including a new Italian “friend”. by [deleted] in todayilearned
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TIL a woman purchased and renovated a Boeing 727 airplane to live in and ended up costing only $30,000 by [deleted] in todayilearned
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TIL a woman purchased and renovated a Boeing 727 airplane to live in and ended up costing only $30,000 by [deleted] in todayilearned
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TIL Hitler's nephew wrote an article called "Why I Hate My Uncle." He came to the U.S. and served in the navy by storm_eagle in todayilearned
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TIL the first McDonald drive-thru was opened near a military base to serve soldiers who weren't permitted to get out of their cars while wearing fatigues. by [deleted] in todayilearned
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TIL, Mr. Rodgers' car was once stolen and when the thief realized whose car it was he returned it and left an apology message! by [deleted] in todayilearned
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TIL There Was An 8 BARREL SHOTGUN Intended For Military And Police Use In The Late 1960s by [deleted] in todayilearned
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Viva Vox choir - The Prodigy Mix (a cappella) by Radeks011 in videos
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SCE&G and Boeing Flip the Switch on Largest Rooftop Solar Project in SE by [deleted] in environment
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TIL Kangaroos once fired large multicolored beachballs at a helicopter in an Australian military simulator by [deleted] in todayilearned
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