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TIL Costa Rica don't have military

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a0QA TIL during WW2 a Russian pilot was shot down over Nazi German, draged himself 18 days to Soviet territory and had to have his legs amputated. Afterward, he mastered his prosthetics and returned to flying combat missions.
xrE0 TIL that US Robotics is still around, and still makes modems, and has 125 employees
9onD TIL That the Pledge of Allegiance was a marketing tool to sell flags to US schools
8a0JV TIL Ed Sullivan asked Buddy Holly to not play his song “Oh Boy” on his show because it was too suggestive. Holly refused, so Sullivan mispronounced Holly’s name and cut the feed from his guitar. The band was still a huge hit. When asked back again, Holly said Sullivan didn’t have enough money.
p81rA TIL that Julius Caesar's last words were not "Et tu, Brutus?" but instead "Kai su, teknon?" meaning "You too, child?" in ancient Greek.