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TIL President Richard Nixon ordered a tactical nuclear strike on North Korea while drunk, but Kissinger told the Joint Chiefs to ignore the order until Nixon sobered up.

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eRJ5 TIL Tigresses often donate a portion of their territory to their female offspring so they can breed, hunt and survive more easily. 11:24
ndR9 TIL Leonard Nimoy’s funeral was free of Westboro baptist church protesters because they couldn’t figure out the location
j6JQQ TIL Winston Churchill said, "If Hitler invaded Hell, I would make at least a favourable reference to the Devil in the House of Commons."
0dbRy TIL that a Persian King named Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar ordered two servants to be executed for being too loud. But since it was a holy day, he delayed the execution by a day and made the servants return to their duties. The servants murdered the king in his sleep that night.
XEAwD TIL that USPS collects all letters addressed to Santa and allows people to “adopt” a letter and fulfill the gift request, helping children in low income situations experience Santa and a Christmas they might usually not