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TIL Congressman Hank Johnson (D-GA) warned an Admiral during a congressional hearing that he was worried the island of Guam would “tip over and capsize” if more US Marines were stationed there.

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5VJ48 TIL that in 1983 instead of taking Marvel to court for "hundreds of thousands of dollars" for plagiarizing his short story "Soldier from Tomorrow", Harlan Ellison settled w/ EIC Jim Shooter for a lifetime subscription to everything Marvel ever published.
6rAm TIL running back Joe Delaney died attempting to save three children from drowning. Despite being unable to swim, Delaney told a bystander there: ‘I’ve got to save those kids. If I don’t come up, get somebody,’ before rushing into the water.
AKea TIL Hitler had extreme fascination with the Disney film “Snow White” and kept a copy of it in his private library.