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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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nWeao TIL about the Galwan Clash between the Chinese and Indian militaries in 2020. Up to 600 soldiers armed with Bardwire batons, stones, clubs with nails, and other makeshift weapons fought in melee combat for nearly 6 hours in almost complete darkness in the Galwan Valley.
YrXx TIL Cookie Monster has a British cousin called Biscuit Monster. He resembles Cookie Monster in appearance (save for a fancy bowler hat), speech patterns and love for cookies which he calls biscuits.
Z6jY TIL France removes 900 tons of unexploded ordinance each year from the ‘No-Go Zone’. Farmers call it the 'Iron Harvest’.
R77X9 TIL King Tut's dagger was forged from a meteorite.
WkRKX TIL Walt Disney had a neat little private apartment above the fire house off the Town Square in Disneyland complete with with a 2nd floor terrace. Even today there is always a lamp burning in the window above the old firehouse