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oB7OK TIL that Chewbacca was given bodyguards against hunters whilst filming Return of the Jedi. It was feared that local hunters might mistake him for Bigfoot and shoot him.
1ap4r TIL the dollar symbol ($) originates from the engraving of a banner wrapped around a pillar in the Spanish silver coin.
woLP8 TIL during the Battle of Triangle Hill of the Korean War, the Chinese forces ran out of ammunation and started throwing rocks and stones at the Korean and American forces. They eventually won the battle.
07mM TIL That an American sniper once crawled on his chest alone for 4 days and 3 nights to assassinate an enemy commander
omZr TIL In 1730 as a pirate named Olivier Levasseur was about to be hanged he threw a coded message into the crowd whilst shouting “Find my treasure, ye who may understand it!” Some of the treasure still hasn’t been found.