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TIL Ronald Reagan got the most votes of any candidate during the 1968 Republican Presidential Primaries, but Richard Nixon won the nomination.

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AvW4 TIL that using a white flag as a ruse to approach and attack an enemy is considered a war crime according to the law of war.
yQMrV TIL that the iconic intro to "Paper Planes" - MIA was actually sampled from "straight to hell boy" - The Clash. The iconic sound comes from an electronic sound fx inspired from south and Central African tribes.
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aLGA TIL During WW II Britain stopped selling food to Ireland in order to persuade them to drop neutrality and enter the war. Ireland responded by cutting off all exports of Guinness. The supplying of food was resumed.