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[TIL] Carlos Hathcock crawled over 1500 yards in enemy territory over three days to shoot a general in the heart. On a separate mission he shot an enemy sniper through their scope.

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PX8E TIL 15 girls perished in a school fire in Saudi Arabia because morality police outside would not let them exit because they weren’t wearing a veil.
ADkjl TIL that former NBA player Andrew Bynum was once thrown out of a team practice session because he kept shooting the ball whenever he touched it, regardless of how far away he was from the basket.
KrMR TIL The Vlasic pickle Stork mascot was an attempt to capitalize on pregnant women’s craving for pickles.
Xr9k TIL Nichelle Nichols was talked out of quitting her role as Uhura on ‘Star Trek: The Original Series’ by Martin Luther King Jr., because showing a black woman working alongside white men would help to achieve racial equality.
JY4al TIL about the unsolved killing of Ken McElroy of Skidmore, Missouri. He was indicted 21 times and escaped conviction each time, except the last. He was later killed in broad daylight by at least two different firearms. Although this was witnessed by a few dozen people, no one has been convicted.