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TIL That Sony sued itself in 2000

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VMN9G TIL of Operation Paul Bunyan. Launched in response to the Korean Axe Murder Incident where Americans trimming a tree in the DMZ were killed by North Koreans, the US went back to cut it down. Bringing with them overwhelming firepower with hundreds of soldiers (some with suicide vests) and air support
vPa4 TIL: Lauri Törni was an officer who during WW2 served both the Finnish Army and the Waffen SS of Nazi Germany, both decorated him highly. After the war, he immigrated to the US and became a highly decorated Green Beret, served as inspiration for John Wayne’s Green Beret and then died in Vietnam.
DQX7v TIL in 2017, Ford Motor Company sued John Cena for selling his all-new Ford GT supercar too soon
GAkoN TIL: Algeria was once the #1 export of wine, pre-dating Roman rule and accounted for nearly two-thirds of international trade, until the mid 20th century.
jNmeR TIL The Maya civilization used chocolate as money and the disruption of the cacao supply which fueled political power may have led to an economic breakdown, causing the collapse of the empire.