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[TIL] There are only a few programming languages not in based on English

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OGZJe TIL that Tootsie Rolls helped save American troops during the Korean War. 15,000 troops faced off against 120,000. They called for an airdrop of mortars using the code Tootsie Rolls. when it arrived, it was actual Tootsie Rolls. They used it to patch holes in vehicles and equipment and retreat.
OoByg TIL that Stalin's daughter caused an international furor when she defected and became a naturalized citizen of the United States.
wvm1 TIL that from the late 18th to mid-19th century, it was considered bad for women to read novels based on the belief that women were not “able to differentiate between fiction and life.”
vZ0D TIL the cyclopes of ancient mythology may just be misidentified dwarf elephants
awPn0 TIL the Italians almost made a jet fighter prototype in WW2 developed from their N1 experimental craft, though under a mixed piston/jet power. A single prototype was under production and it is unknown what happened to it or if it was completed at all