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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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6EX5l TIL that David Bowie's real name was Davy Jones, which he changed due to the success of The Monkees. His next name was Tom Jones, which had to be changed again.
a8pMy TIL Philippines President Ferdinand E. Marcos, who was considered a dictator during the 70's and 80's, used the following campaign slogan: "This nation can be great again"
VMO44 TIL In 1912, Leonardo Torres y Quevedo invented a chess-playing machine that could solve a king and rook vs king endgame. It didn't always deliver mate in the fewest number of moves, nor always within the 50-move rule limit but it would checkmate the opponent every time.
QJORX TIL that in the late 1960s, airlines Air India commissioned famous artist Salvador Dali to design an ashtray for the airline. Dali agreed but asked for an elephant as payment. A 2-year-old baby elephant named "big baby" was flown from Bangalore to Cadaques, a small Catalonian town where Dali Lived.
nW6Md TIL the General Assembly building in New York is considered on extraterritorial land however in exchange for fire and police protection, they agrees to adhere to follow most federal, state and local laws.