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TIL Nelson Mandela was only removed from the US terror watchlist in 2008

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AVrw TIL that those iconic X-shaped fortifications on the beaches at D-day were designed to tear open the bottoms of landing craft. The attack was expected to come at high tide, when they would be hidden under the water.
XQjQ TIL a man created an armored bulldozer in secret, and used it to exact revenge on a town before killing himself. It cost the town $7M in damages
KjYa TIL the Germans accidentally bombed themselves during the onset of WW2, then used propaganda to blame the French and British while threatening five-fold retaliation.
NXx06 TIL After 4 year old CS Lewis' dog was killed by a horse-drawn carriage, he adopted the dog's name Jacksie, and was known by Jack to friends and family for the rest of his life.
yVXvv TIL 18 yr old Dick Van Dyke enlisted in the Air Force during WWII singing and dancing on base in Sherman TX with the hopes of avoiding being sent to fight the Japanese. An impromptu audition at the latrine earned him a permanent announcer gig on base.