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TIL According to unclassified audio tapes of president Johnson, Nixon Prolonged Vietnam War for Political Gain and Johnson knew about it.

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VPvQ TIL that during the Korean War, the U.S Military ran out of mortar rounds and as a result accidentally ordered thousands of crates of ‘Tootsie Rolls’ candy. This is because the U.S Army used 'Tootsie Roll’ as a slang code for mortar shells.
v1xD8 TIL of the Lululemon murder. The victim Jayna Murray was great and stabbed at least 322 times and the medical examiner said she was likely for most of it. She had 107 defensive wounds alone. The murderer killed her because she got caught stealing a pair of pants.
1mk7 TIL that there was a religion in medieval Europe called Cathar. It was a splinter of Christianity, and they held beliefs such as women and men being equal and homosexuality being tolerated.
d8lJ7 TIL San Francisco's Chinatown, formerly known as "Chinese Quarter", was created to keep the Chinese population in California segregated.
LQOVV TIL: Some Japanese families without a son will adopt a Mukoyōshi or adopted son-in-law. They marry a daughter, run the family business, and take their wives surname. Nintendo, Kikkoman, and Toyota, are owned by families that have adopted this practice.