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TIL that the United States observes National Vietnam War Veterans Day on March 29 because on that date in 1973, the last U.S. combat troops left Vietnam.

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yQRma TIL about Sister Doris Engelhard of Mallersdorf Abbey, the last nun working in Europe as a brewmaster. The abbey brews about 80,000 gallons of beer a year, all of which is consumed locally. The beer is untreated and needs to be drunk while it is still fresh.
eJYE TIL that after hurricane Katrina, FEMA distributed thousands of trailers with toxic levels of formaldehyde, were sued, and then sold them after a court order expired
ADNAn TIL that Tom Hanks was signed on to play Mario in the Super Mario Bros. film, and Arnold Schwarzenegger was approached to play King Koopa (Bowser).
wLDvJ TIL that after the pandemic began, many investors purchased the wrong Zoom stock, getting shares in a defunct Chinese hardware company, instead of the calling app, Zoom Video Communications. This meant that the wrong Zoom stock price soared by 1800% before the SEC stepped in.
WkO6Y TIL that Tom Petty took guitar lessons from Don Felder.