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TIL that during a five-day battle against mercenaries in the Congo, the besieged Irish Army radioed back to HQ “We will hold out until our last bullet is spent. Could do with some whiskey”.

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R79J9 TIL Computer hacker Kevin Mitnick was forced to spend 8 months of his prison sentence in solitary confinement because officials believed he could use a payphone to start nuclear war by whistling to NORAD modems.
8a9m8 TIL the US National Guard will air drop hay bales to stranded livestock that the farmers can’t get to.
R7nB9 TIL that the Communist Control Act of 1954, which criminalizes membership in the Communist Party, is still in full force and effect in the United States (however, no administration has tried to enforce it)
aKY9 TIL in 1953 North and South Korea created the DMZ, a demilitarized zone, between their two countries to discourage fighting. Today the 150 mile long strip of land is home to 1600 rare plants, 300 rare fungi, and houses some of the most endangered animals in the world, such as the White-Naped Crane.
R45a TIL: The soft inner part of bread is called the Crumb, not to be confused with crumbs