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TIL that billionaire Mark Cuban wrote: “The most patriotic thing you can do: bust your ass and get rich. Make a boatload of money. Pay your taxes. Lots of taxes. Hire people. Train people. Pay people. Spend money on rent, equipment, services. Pay more taxes.”

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W9l9 TIL that Benjamin Netanyahu said the 9/11 attacks were beneficial to Israel because it ‘swung American public opinion.’
KYblJ TIL About "The War Between the Smiths", a Marine Corp general relieving an Army counterpart during the Battle of Saipan. Leading to inter-service rivalry still seen today.
9GNG TIL As a male Swiss citizen, Roger Federer was compulsorily required to serve in the armed forces. However, in 2003, despite already having become a tennis pro, he was deemed ‘unfit’ because of a back problem, and was relieved of his obligations.
X0olR TIL in Iceland, during the Medieval Witch trials, majority of the executions were directed at men, with the last execution happening in 1683.
mdeY TIL in 1918 a homing pigeon saved over 190 American soldiers by delivering a message to nearby support despite having been shot through the breast, blinded in one eye, covered in blood, and with a leg hanging on by just a tendon.