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TIL about "Mad" Jack Churchill, the man who fought in World War 2 with a bow and a sword. He later became a passionate surfer, and he was the first man to ride a tidal bore, which he did on a surfboard that he designed and built

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G01N TIL during the siege of Stalingrad the commanding officer Friedrich Paulus was promoted to Field Marshal with the expectation he commit suicide rather than surrender. After he surrendered he was heard saying “I have no intention of shooting myself for a Bohemian corporal”. He lived till 1957.
erog TIL that the lowest rated movie on IMDB is called Santa and the Ice Cream Bunny (1972) with a score of 1.3/10. When Santa’s sleigh gets stuck in Florida, he tells a group of kids the story of Thumbelina.
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M9am TIL that in WW2, a Marine Corps Corsair pilot ground off an enemy reconnaissance plane’s tail with his propeller after his guns jammed, while under fire from the enemy plane’s tailgunner. The enemy plane crashed and he made it back to base, receiving the Navy Cross for his actions that day.
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