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TIL of the Long March 3B disaster. On 15 February 1996, the Long March 3B launch rocket failed during launch, veering off course immediately after liftoff and crashing into a village. The Chinese government reported that six people were killed and 57 injured. The village has since disappeared.

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dDJDE TIL about Dorothy Molter who lived alone in the Northern Minnesota wilderness from 1948 until her death in 1986. Despite once being called "The Loneliest Woman in America" her remote cabin received upwards of 7,000 visitors a year with many stopping by to sample her homemade root beer.
M5Na Today I learned that Activision, the company behind the Call of Duty series, runs an endowment dedicated to finding employment opportunities and jobs training for veterans. The Call of Duty Endowment claims to helped place over 25,000 vets in well paying jobs since 2009.
OZ76 TIL if a Roman general saved an entire army or legion, he could be awarded a crown woven from grass on the battlefield. It was considered the highest military honor.
BgJAk TIL Dostoievsky's greatest joy was writing the character of 'Karazinov', in 'The Devils' (1872), a scurrilous portrait of his rival, the poet Turgenev. When a fire broke out on board a ship, Turgenev apparently rushed from one crewman to the next, screaming, "Save me! I am my mother's only son!".
rxZ1 TIL that Marine Col. Henry Pierson Crowe served during WWI, the Banana Wars, WWII, and the Korean War, and won both the Silver Star and the Bronze Star on Guadalcanal, telling his men “You’ll never get a Purple Heart hiding in a foxhole! Follow me!”