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TIL a UCLA student went to Libya to fight with the rebels for, what he describes as, a ‘sick’ summer break

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mxJ6R TIL in 1942 the BBC issued an appeal for postcards and photographs of the coast of Europe from Norway to the Pyrenees. It was actually an intelligence gathering exercise, they were sent to the War Office to help determine a suitable location (Normandy) for the eventual D-Day landings of 1944.
vPvD4 TIL a civilian sued the U.S. government after he was kidnapped, beaten, and tortured for 28 hours as part of a military exercise
XEv5D TIL to live comfortably as a renter in New York City, you need to earn at least $128,552 a year.
D1dNe TIL legendary saxophonist Charlie Parker's heroin and alcohol addictions were so severe, that after his death at 34 years of age, the coroner mistakenly estimated him to be between 50 and 60 years old.
D9YY TIL that development of the F-35 fighter jet exceeded the would-be cost of sending humans to Mars.