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TIL that 37 American pilots in '54 participated in the DBP battle on the French side against the Vietnamese, and two were killed in action

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mx6Mo TIL in 1997 Russia tried manually docking a supply vessel to the Mir space station using only a handheld laser range finder, stopwatch, and remote control joysticks. It went badly, but visiting NASA astronaut Michael Foale managed to save Mir by MacGyvering sailing technique with physics knowledge.
OoK87 TIL: Nearly 26,000 gallons of milk is served each year in just twelve days at the MN State Fair “All You Can Drink Milk Stand”
x99B TIL that Tyler Perry’s films have a 29.8% average rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Average rating for Ed Wood, posthumous winner of the Golden Turkey Award for ‘Worst Director of All Time’: 37.3%.
QNM0a TIL: Cartier owner Richemont bought back and destroyed £400million of its watches to prevent them from being sold at a discount
A86a TIL an Irish High King Máel Sechnaill mac Domnaill defeated the Vikings of Dublin after a three day siege of Dublin city, the Vikings surrendered, and the King then freed all slaves in the city