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TIL that when the Nazis forced Jews to wear yellow stars during WW2, it backfired. Doing so increased sympathy for the Jews, who were (contrary to Nazi propaganda) obviously not responsible for how badly the war was going. People began tipping hats to Jews as a symbol of anti-German resistance.

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R71Aj TIL that the A-10 Warthog has a dedicated windshield washer fluid reservoir specifically for clearing the canopy of soot and carbon after the cannon is fired. It also has fins under the air frame to redirect gun gasses from being sucked into the engines and starving them of oxygen.
NX01N TIL there is a twelve step group like AA for poor people called Underearners Anonymous
YpjnG TIL about the Battle of Manila Bay (1898) which was a decisive victory for the US Navy where they sunk all seven Spanish cruisers plus a transport ship and only lost one American life: Chief Engineer Francis B. Randall, who died of a heart attack.
VA80 TIL the terms “fed up” “haggard” and “wrapped around your little finger” along with many others, came from medieval falconry
W9bB TIL that in a small town in california, a dog ran for mayor and won