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epgVk TIL That the "D" in D-Day simply stands for "Day". Meaning it's actually short for Day-Day.
0wEKj TIL, when Germany surrendered at the end of WWII, huge celebrations broke out on the streets of London. Princess Elizabeth (now Queen Elizabeth II) and her sister secretly left Buckingham Palace to join the crowds outside, with Elizabeth describing it as "one of the most memorable nights of my life"