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TIL that Harry S. Truman was so nearsighted, that he cheated and memorized the army’s eye chart to be enlisted in WWI.

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0dMYA TIL that vast numbers of horses served in WW2 for transportation of troops and supplies. Germany used 2.75m and Russia used 3.5m.
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0wRVp TIL Gene Roddenberry, creator of Star Trek, wrote lyrics to the Star Trek theme song so he could be registered as the theme’s lyricist and claim 50% of performance royalties. When asked, Gene said, “Hey, I have to get some money somewhere. I’m sure not gonna get it out of the profits of Star Trek.”
e08B6 TIL thats in the entire history of Hollywood, only 27 people have played God Himself. Including Morgan Freeman, Wil I Am and Whoopy Goldberg
7ZoX TIL that during the Battle of Stalingrad in WWII, a local railway station changed hands from Soviet to German control 14 times in six hours.