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TIL that immediately after the founding of Israel on May 14, 1948, before their defense force was even founded, five Arab nations (Egypt, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan) declared war on it

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rNwnd TIL in 1940 a Jewish couple fled Paris just before the Nazis seized the city on a pair of homemade bicycles. Among the few possessions they carried with them was the manuscript they created for the a book called Curious George.
PYGoe TIL rockstar Alice Cooper is an avid golfer. Because golf didn’t fit his “anti-establishment” persona, he used to put on a fake moustache and play on random public courses — until he realized a true “maverick” wouldn’t care what people think.
R5vjl TIL Cass Elliot (Mama Cass) and Keith Moon both died in the same bedroom, both at the age of 32.
88kK TIL that there are enough diamonds found under the Popigai asteroid crater in Russia to supply the world diamond market for 3,000 years.
bavj TIL Hockey players score higher in spatial skills than than any other athlete.