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TIL Operation Popeye was a US military program attempting to extend the monsoon season through weather modification during the Vietnam War.

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165AW TIL About Colonel James 'Nick' Rowe a US Army Special Forces officer who was one of the few men to escape Viet Cong captivity. Years after his escape Rowe was recalled to active duty to establish the grueling SERE Program which is now mandatory for all SOF personnel and USAF aircrews.
yElp TIL that thre is a small village named Shingo in Japan, which by its inhabitants is believed to be the last resting place of Jesus. They believe that instead of Jesus his brother Isukiri died on the cross and Jesus fled to Japan to become a rice farmer.
pwDN TIL coffee prevents balding, but you’d have to drink 14 liters of coffee DAILY for it to have any noticeable effect.
l7ERN TIL during Operation Desert Storm, the M2 Bradley performed more tank kills than the Abrams. Additionally, 20 Bradley’s were destroyed, 17 of those due to friendly fire
nWVDd TIL Che Guevara’s executioner, Mario Terán, was a 27-year-old Bolivian sergeant who while half-drunk requested to shoot him because three of his friends, all named "Mario", had been killed days earlier by Guevara's band of guerrillas.