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VMPJp TIL during the Korean War, American and Greek soldiers at Outpost Harry defended against multiple Chinese assaults of far greater numbers. At times being outnumbered 30:1, massive artillery bombardments and intense hand-to-hand fighting were daily occurrences. The Chinese failed to take the outpost.
awG0J TIL R.E.M.’s “Man on the Moon” lyrics repeat “Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah”. Michael Stipe said his friend Kurt Cobain had a habit of placing "yeah" in Nirvana songs so Stipe wanted to outdo him by writing a song with more “yeahs”
l7OV1 TIL Facist and F**got are both derived from the same Latin root word fasces meaning bundle of sticks
AByx TIL caffeine doesn’t really give you energy, it just blocks your sleepiness.
Oo0BX TIL: The Prince Philip Movement is a religious sect followed by the Kastom people on the southern island of Tanna in Vanuatu. It is a cargo cult of the Yaohnanen tribe, who believe that Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, the consort to Queen Elizabeth II, is a divine being.