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TIL that in preparing for D-Day, the Allies fooled Germany into thinking that they would attack Pas de Calais instead of Normandy by creating a phantom army complete with fake landing crafts made from painted canvas and inflatable tanks which they moved over night

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ZpP7o TIL Volunteers comprise 65% of firefighters in the United States. Of the total estimated 1,041,200 firefighters across the country, 676,900 are volunteer. Communities served by volunteer firefighters depend on them to be their first line of defense for many types of emergencies.
yVOAw TIL Conan O’Brien was once stalked by a Catholic priest
BXDd TIL in 1984 Ronald Reagan had 525 electoral votes, more than any other president
gb14 TIL that in China it’s illegal for two ghosts to marry each other.
VBJe8 TIL one gallon of gasoline contains about 28,747,000 calories, or 28,747 kcals