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TIL that, in 1946, Ho Chi Min reached out to President Harry S. Truman and requested the United States’ support in ending French rule in Vietnam.

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WW9B TIL that Colombian footballer Andrés Escobar was murdered in 1994, as retaliation for having scored an own goal.
E16vx TIL In 1728, the philosopher Voltaire got rich by outsmarting the lottery. The prize money was larger than the cost of all the tickets combined, so Voltaire and his friend formed a syndicate, bought all the tickets, and won several times.
MVrW TIL that a 1992 study of 100 different sites in 22 states showed that when the speed limit was raised the number of accidents decreased by 6.7%. When the speed limits were lowered the number of accidents increased by 5.4%.
OG5ra TIL in 1935, Major League Baseball player Len Koenecke was beaten to death on an airplane after trying to take control of the airplane.
QNxve TIL that a city in Turkmenistan was once the biggest city in the world, until the entire population was massacred by the Mongols.