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TIL of the less well known and earlier War in Vietnam (1945-1946), which was a military success.

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rodd TIL The actor who played Darth Vader, David Prowse, stopped learning his lines after learning his voice would be dubbed over. Instead, he would improvise lines, sometimes speaking complete gibberish, forcing his co-stars to respond as if he had said the correct line.
Z8DOR TIL in 1995, NASA astronomer Bob Williams wanted to point the Hubble telescope at the darkest part of the sky for 100 hours. Critics said it was a waste of valuable time, and he'd have to resign if it came up blank. Instead it revealed over 3,000 galaxies, in an area 1/30th as wide as a full moon
ANGWd TIL after fame as the author of Childe Harold's Pilgrimage and infamy due to his relationship with his step-sister, Lord Byron got historic fame in streets and carved on the Temple of Poseidon by dying in Greece as he predicted after giving £4,000 (0.5M in 2024) for Greek independence from Ottomans
wL7G6 TIL a US law firm set up honeypots on torrent-sharing site The Pirate Bay and then sued people who downloaded their torrents. The matter reached the FBI and the pirate site accepted to collaborate with the feds resulting in the crooked lawyers getting jail time.
0ddAv TIL your routine can determine when you feel hungry. You may not really need food.