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TIL PFC Jimmy W. Phipps, A US Marine was awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic action that occured on May 27, 1969 in Vietnam. He saved the Lives of 2 other Marines in a rice paddy field by shielding them from the blast of an ignited secondary enemy explosive device and was mortally wounded.

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e8J6 TIL Adolf Hitler had a Nephew who moved to Germany during Hitler’s rise to power in the 1930s, then fearing ulterior motives he later moved back to the United States and fought on the US side in WWII. He also wrote an article title “Why I hate my uncle” about his relationship with Adolf Hitler.
v1rjR TIL that despite no longer possessing any territory, the Sovereign Military Order of Malta (founded in 1099) is considered to be a sovereign entity under international law. They maintain relations with over 100 countries, had their own air force until the 1950s, and are recognized by the UN.
ZvJY TIL foreign nationals who enlist in the French Foreign Legion and are injured in battle are awarded French citizenship under a legal provision known as ‘French by spilled blood’
nXo9 TIL a wasp lays eggs inside a spider which remains alive, and the larva brainwashes it into weaving the foundations of a cocoon. The zombified spider is then the larva’s first feast.
8aEXL TIL that buccaneers derived their name from the Arawak word for buccan, a wooden meat smoker. This smoked meat was purchased largely by Caribbean privateers who eventually gained the nickname.