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

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6EVj8 TIL every Christmas in Lexington, Kentucky, you can pay off your tickets with canned food donations
loYrN TIL that George Orwell fought in the spanish civil war and was shot in the neck. There is now a square in Barcelona named after him called 'Plaça de George Orwell'. Ironically, the square was once one of the most heavily surveillanced places in Spain.
Rny7 TIL Eric Clapton and George Harrison once had a two hour long guitar duel for the love of Harrison’s wife, Pattie. She is said to have inspired songs by both artists, such as “Wonderful Tonight” and “Something”.
gM648 TIL An American Airlines Plane was stolen by two men that worked with mechanics to get the aircraft flight-ready. The plane has never been found.
rBd4 TIL The Queen of England owns a collection of Islands known as the British Indian Ocean Territories. There are no elections and the heads of state are chosen by the Queen.