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TIL that American soldiers used the ace of spaces as a terror weapon in the Vietnam War. They would leave the card on the bodies of killed Vietnamese and would litter the forested grounds with the card. The card was used so much that Bicycle was asked to produce crates full of this one card.

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4o6a TIL in 1987 a 19 year old German flew a small plane across Russia to Moscow and landed it in Red Square without being detected by Soviet authorities.
pJPO TIL Tennessee only has one naturally formed lake, the rest are all man-made
GYbp5 TIL: In 1963, an "England vs the rest of the world" football match was held in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of association football. England won 2-1.
4XjG6 TIL Charles Dickens' father was imprisoned when he was boy for unpaid debts. At the age of 12, Dickens' was forced to leave school and work 10-hour long days at a warehouse for 6 shillings per day.
5VYWr TIL both parents must be physically present to obtain a passport for a child under 16 in the USA. This is to prevent one parent from “abducting” the child to another country without the other parent’s consent