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TIL During Operation Desert Storm there were nine American M1 Abrams tanks destroyed. All nine were destroyed by Americans

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nY4B TIL that weeks after “The Soup Nazi” aired on Seinfeld, the man (Ali Yeganeh) that the character is based on kicked Jerry Seinfeld out of his restaurant for ruining his business. When Seinfeld gave him an insincere apology, Yeganeh ejected him from the restaurant, yelling, “No soup for you!”
nN4W TIL that Boston Corbett, the soldier who killed John Wilkes Booth, castrated himself with a pair of scissors so he wouldn’t be tempted by prositutes
jeXj TIL One of Dalai Lama’s hobbies is to repair watches.
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