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TIL: the infamous fleeing of "a million Vietnamese from communism" in 1954 was actually the result of a CIA propaganda campaign of "God has gone South"

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4XkXX TIL The Australian Army has a rank in their structure called the Pioneer Sergeant. This is position is authorized to wear a beard and carry an axe. This position follows a British Army tradition dating back to 1865.
QJyWd TIL there is a book about depression that actually gives sound help with recovery where therapy and medicine may lack. It is incredibly moving. I would like to gift this book to as many people i can afford. If you are interested in a copy please message me.
pdae TIL there is a group of women who were the last to be born into China’s foot binding culture, residing in a small village in the Yunnan province. In their 80’s and 90’s, they tell their stories so we will not forget them.
KM9Q TIL Velociraptors were only about 2 feet tall
d89p9 TIL that one of the first synthetic dyes, Perkin's Mauve, was discovered by William Perkin after his professor challenged the then-18-year-old to synthesise the anti-malarial quinine.