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TIL that when US tanks crossed the border into Iraq, they played The Ride of the Valkyries from humvee-mounted speakers

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1aM04 TIL In 1885, Taiwan was established as a province of China. Though occupied by Japan during the Second World War, it came back to China after Japan was defeated. Ma Ying-jeou, the former leader of Taiwan, tried hard to deepen the connections with the mainland
lNbG TIL a NASA physician recommended that crew members aboard Skylab masturbate while in space to help with infected prostate glands.
j6VNv TIL The reason "Baywatch" filmed sequences in slow motion is because they were short on money to finish the shows
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