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TIL WMDs were found in Iraq after all.

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r6Wd TIL in 1942 the Canadians and British Navy launched a practice invasion of France, the Dieppe raid, they lost 20% killed, 10% wounded, 30% captured. The lessons learned in that disaster lead to D-Days success.
mjRo TIL to avoid boredom while in a POW camp during the Korean War, Lt. John Thornton would ride an imaginary motorcycle around. He did this every day until the guards called him to their headquarters and took away his imaginary motorcycle stating that it was against rules and regulations.
b9O1N TIL in the 1970s, the Soviet bugged IBM typewriters used by the US in Moscow and Leningrad using sophisticated keyloggers. A total of 16 devices were used and despite the large size of the bugs, they remained undiscovered for 8 years.
QN9yX TIL that during a dogfight, Pakistan shot down an Indian fighter plane. When the pilot parachuted onto the land, he asked a local boy whether he was in India or Pakistan. The boy replied that he was in India, so the pilot started chanting for India, at which point he was caught by Pakistani official
Rdx4 TIL Stalin said “Death solves all problems — no man, no problem.”