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TIL there is some pacific islands with cults that warship airplanes and pray for cargo drops

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DQxAP TIL that in 1944 the US Army and Navy created a simulated assault on Japanese position in the center of the LA Coliseum for 250k spectators as a move to boost war-production morale and productivity
X8Pk TIL Elizabeth Taylor was actually late to her own funeral. As part of her final arrangements, she requested that her funeral run 15 minutes behind schedule.
mxOXP Today I learned that US universities protected students from the draft during the Vietnam war by awarding higher grades. It's believed that this kicked off grade inflation in the 60s.
D1rev TIL Argentina invaded the British island of Southern Thule in 1976, but it is so remote that it wasn't announced in the press until a year later. The island was taken back in 1982, but 6 months later an Argentine flag appeared on the island again. The British removed it and destroyed all buildings.
PYJZV TIL: Thirty-five people died when the bridge over Tampa Bay that joined St. Petersburg and Bradenton in Florida collapsed after it was hit by a cargo ship at 7:33 a.m. May 9, 1980