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TIL What “would” means.

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XEaBQ TIL that D-Day was mostly planned by British Commanders, the most prominent being Lieutenant-General Frederick E. Morgan, with Bernard Montgomery placed in charge of all ground forces (including the US Army)
p8g7A TIL that the US military was so unprepared leading up to WWII, General George Patton personally bought tools and parts from the Sears-Roebuck mail order catalog to get the 2nd Armored Division to operational status.
kOAAd TIL The siren squelch at the beginning of the Emergency Broadcast System is actually a digital code that specifies who issued the alert, the type of threat, where it is affecting, and how long it is in place.
EkOd TIL Maria Shriver said to her husband Arnold Schwarzenegger in regards to his movie Red Sonja, “If this doesn’t kill your career, nothing will”.
omvL TIL in 1997 two composers tried to create the world’s most annoying song, featuring (in part) an operatic soprano rapping over cowboy music featuring bagpipes and tuba while children sing about holidays and advertise for Wal-Mart. (MP3 in comments)