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TIL that nearly 60 percent of Medal of Honor recipients have been Irish-American, including 257 Irish natives.

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16anO TIL towards the end of WWII, Japan developed suicide motorboats called Shinyo, which were piloted by 15~17 year olds.
1avjW TIL that Frank Abagnale Jr. , once used a security guard disguise , bought at a local costume shop , to be able to label a box at an airport which money was being transfered to daily, with a sign stating: "Out of service, Place deposits with security guard on duty", which suprisingly worked.
9wvNr TIL that, historically, light eyes were associated with vile characteristics among the Arabic people. This notion dates back to the pre-Islamic world and was even mentioned in the Quran.
QJ5Q9 TIL about the attempted assassination of Gerald Ford. This attempted assassination happened in Sacramento on September, 5, 1975 while meeting California State Governor Jerry Brown. The perpetrator failed to fire their gun. Luckily no one was injured.
p8w4G TIL pieces of Skylab were scattered around a part of Western Australia after its reentry into Earth. As a joke, the local government then fined NASA $400 for littering. It went unpaid for 30 years until a Californian DJ raised funds to pay the fine.