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TIL France, Spain and the Dutch Republic all secretly provided supplies, ammunition and weapons to the American revolutionaries against the British starting early in 1776.

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lowJA TIL that upon the archaeological discovery of Chechen-Soviet soldiers from WW2 in Ukraine, archaeologists discovered letters addressed to relatives in Chechen towns which no longer exist. Further investigation revealed the Khaibakh massacre perpetrated by Soviet forces.
R7rGa TIL Gary Sinise, known for his role as Lt. Dan in Forrest Gump, though the work of his Lt. Dan Band and the Gary Sinise Foundation, have provided at least 70 forever homes for veterans and officers injured in the line of duty.
ADj9n TIL that despite having a population of just 650,000, Memphis, Tennessee has the world's largest cargo airport, shipping more tonnes of cargo per year than Los Angeles and Dubai combined
OolQL TIL, that Mein Kampf was not the only book written by Hitler. Finished in 1928, a second book never went to press and remained in manuscript form. The English title of the second book is " Hitler's Second Book".
4VN6 TIL an extra from Hobo With A Shotgun had been blind from birth. He had recently had eye surgery to fix it and the first thing he ever saw was a scene from the film being shot.