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TIL 903 miles from Benghazi under President Ronald Reagan in 1983, numerous warnings were ignored in the Shiite truck bombing that killed 220 US Marines in Beirut. The lead sentry had no bullets in his gun.

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Gda1 TIL that skyscrapers in Hong Kong are designed according to Feng Shui principles. This includes large “dragon holes” cut through upper floors that allow dragons to fly through on way to the sea.
NXBXJ TIL a plane once crashed because a passenger smuggled a crocodile on board
7rEO TIL In 1835, North Carolina had its own Oskar Schindler. Will Thomas, the only white Cherokee chief in history, saved hundreds of Cherokee from the Trail of Tears through treaties and land purchases.
BrMwr TIL the "Be Prepared" scene featured in The Lion King was based off the 1935 Nazi propaganda film "Triumph of the Will"
NXMpE TIL deer’s antler is not horn, but a dead bone which jutting from it’s head