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TIL Harriet Tubman was the first woman to lead an armed assault in the Civil War, leading a raid into South Carolina that rescued 750 enslaved people.

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4XaOo TIL During the Falkands War, Vulcan Bombers carried out the longest ranged bombing raids in history, over 12,000 km and 16 hours for the return journey.
VMjZ4 TIL 25 British scientists working on a classified military project died under mysterious circumstances
dD4gZ TIL while filming “The Other Side Of The Wind” in 1970, director Orson Welles was unable to afford to pay his cinematographer Gary Graver for his work. Instead, Welles gave Graver his Oscar statuette that he had won for Best Original Screenplay for “Citizen Kane” in 1941.
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Z8vkQ TIL about Manfred von Richtofen aka the Red Baron . The baron was a fighter pilot with the German Air Force during WW1. He is considered the ace-of-aces of the war, being officially credited with 80 air combat victories.