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TIL that the first message sent from the beaches of Normandy on D-Day was sent in Comanche from Code Talker, Private First Class Larry Saupitty. His message was “Tsaakʉ nʉnnuwee. Atahtu nʉnnuwee,” which translates to: “We made a good landing. We landed in the wrong place.”

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XEvrD TIL about WWII wooden-hauled devil boats. These boats operate in packs and lay barrage after barrage of gunfire and torpedoes instilling fear among Japanese crews even on larger detroyer-class warships
QJ9ed TIL about Operation Flagship, where the U.S. Marshals sent letters to 5,000 fugitives telling them that they had won NFL tickets, and to come and collect their prize at a Convention Center. 100 people showed up and were arrested for their outstanding warrants.
0xV5 TIL there’s a domestic cat breed called the Pixie-bob that looks like a miniature Bobcat, and has a personality/behavior that’s often described as being dog-like.
vmGj TIL Felix Baumgartner’s skydiving record was shattered just a few months ago by a Google Exec
EvQW TIL there is evidence that once infected with a flu, the virus influences humans to be more social and come into contact with large groups of people.