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TIL that the Vietnam War is called the "Resistance War Against America" by the Vietnamese

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Y7VAv TIL during the 1867 Royal Tour of Australia there were several riots (a child was killed in one), a drowning, Alfred Hall burning down (killing 3 more children) and Prince Alfred getting shot.
GYo9j TIL that Jedediah Smith, an explorer of the American West, survived a bear attack. The animal had smashed his ribs, torn off his scalp, and chewed one of his ears off. He calmly told a friend to sew his scalp and severed ear back on. After 10 days, he was again leading his expedition.
wnQ1 TIL that sideburns was named after the man who made it famous; Ambrose Burnside
R7Dvl TIL the black paint band around a windshield is actually there to keep the sun from degrading the windshield adhesive
GYnxN TIL that a New York bound flight from LA was forced to make an emergency landing when a woman would not stop singing Whitney Houston's "I will always love you" in midair