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TIL Inflatable tanks were used during WWII as decoys.

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4kxJ TIL That in 2005 Israel honored 9 people for bombing the US Information Office in Egypt in 1954.
N7RGP TIL about the "Curse of the 9th." Beethoven, Schubert, Bruckner, & Dvorak died after writing their 9th symphony, so Mahler believed the 9th symphony was destined to be a his last. Although afraid to write his 9th, he eventually did & died before being able to complete his 10th fulfilling the curse.
OogZe TIL Lake Superior is larger than Rhode Island, Delaware, Connecticut, New Jersey, and New Hampshire combined.
69Bvl TIL “Let's Get It Started” was originally released as “Let’s Get Retarded”.
k09g TIL the animators of “Toy Story” filmed themselves trying to walk while wearing shoes nailed to a wooden plank in order to have a reference for the green army men.