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TIL: Henry Ford doubled his workers wages to keep them from walking off the job, not so they could afford to buy his cars.

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KYApQ TIL that in 1952 5 people were killed in a Japanese attack on California in the Battle of LA. Except the Japanese never attacked at all, fear over misidentified weather balloons caused a massive response of anti-aircraft guns, resulting in three heart attacks and two car accidents from the panic.
69Rrm TIL The last mounted US cavalry charge was made in the Philippines on January 16, 1942. As the Japanese surged across the Batalan River, E and F Troops of the 26th drew up their horses in perfect formation. The 26th fought on horse and on foot, tossing gasoline-filled soda bottles at enemy tanks
MeZOA TIL about a magazine column, "One of Our 50 Missing," composed of anecdotes about a worldwide misunderstanding that thinks New Mexico is part of Mexico and not an American state.
a8kr0 TIL: James Burkey Belser was an American graphic designer responsible for designing the nutrition facts label the FDA mandates on all packaged foods that is the most frequently reproduced graphic in the world. He previously designed law firm logos before taking the pro bono project that brought fame
GAYa5 TIL that the Moon (Earth's moon) is larger than Pluto