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TIL that the Mission Impossible theme is famous for its two long notes, followed by two short notes. These notes are the morse code signals for "M" and "I".

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6EGZl TIL the Israeli forces built the Bar Lev Line on the Suez Canal, costing $300 million and was expected to be a “graveyard for Egyptian troops”, as it would take at least 24-48 hours to be breached. On 6 October 1973, armed with a few 100 water cannons, the Egyptians breached it in less than 2 hours.
ayZL TIL of Wong Chin Foo, a 19th century Chinese-American civil rights activist. He launched NYC’s first Chinese newspaper and was active in politics. Wong once challenged Denis Kearney, an anti-Chinese demagogue, to a duel. He offered Kearney “his choice of chopsticks, Irish potatoes or Krupp guns.”
vdbD TIL that it is an offence to say that the golden color of the German flag as “yellow”.
GAKM5 TIL Irene Triplett, the last person to receive benefits from the 1861-5 US Civil War, died in 2020
yQ4Zv TIL that when Samuel Fuller left Hollywood to fight in WW2, he refused offers for desk jobs and instead enlisted as an infantryman, saw heavy fighting, and even liberated a concentration camp. Returning home with a Silver Star, he became one of the most influential filmmakers of all time.