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TIL that the last serving soldier drafted during the Vietnam war didn’t retire until 2014

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9D8G TIL that Timothy Dexter (1748 – 1806), an American businessman, faked his own death to see how people would react. About 3,000 people attended Dexter’s mock wake. When Dexter did not see his wife cry, he caned her for not grieving enough.
wpbW TIL a pigeon was held in India and kept under police guard on allegation of spying for Pakistan
OL6R TIL at the Battle of Agincourt, around 5,000 English archers faced off against 10,000 armored French knights and men-at-arms (who had a total force of 30,000 soldiers). The battle resulted in around 10,000 French losses, while the English suffered only 400 casualties.
OoGKe TIL roman emperor Diocletian retired in 305 AD to grow cabbages and tend to his vegetable gardens.
WrvX TIL a Catholic Priest in Brazil tried to raise money for charity by taking to the sky strapped to a chair and 1,000 helium balloons, got to 20,000 feet and then realized he didn’t know how to use his GPS, went missing, and two months later was found dead 100km out to sea.