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TIL: Hundreds of thousands of Filipino men answered President Truman's call to serve in the US army and resist the Japanese occupation. After the war, he refused to honor promised citizenship and benefits for service. Citizenship would not be granted until the 1990s.

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oRvVY TIL that the US military controls 22.4% of all the land in O'ahu, Hawaii (85,718 acres out of 382,148 acres)
b6nZa TIL that the popular German television series "Derrick" is no longer rerun because it was discovered that the show's star Horst Tappert was a former SS soldier.
kJlom TIL that Brazil has the tallest floating Christmas tree. Located at Rodrigo de Freitas Lake in Rio de Janeiro, the 278-foot tree reportedly weighs 542 tons. It is lit with 3.1 million micro bulbs, 2,150 strobe effects and 100 LED reflector.
GQv5 TIL that Romans did not have a thumbs down for gladiators. However, they did have a thumbs up, which symbolized the death of the gladiator.
LkrQm TIL Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, author of the Sherlock Holmes novels, was a first-class cricketer. He played 10 games for the MCC between 1900 and 1907, achieving a high score of 43 and taking one wicket. Also, the address 221B Baker street, is just down the road from Cricket's heaven, The Lord's.