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TIL in contrast to the myth, America didn't cut support to South Vietnam as it still appropriated $700 million in 1975

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4j06 TIL that the “essential” in Essential Oils means “essence of” and not “indispensable to humans” like it does in essential fatty acids or essential amino acids.
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Y76PG TIL that in 1971, a man survived an accidental skydiving fall from 10,000 feet after his parachute failed to open, landing in snow and walking away with minor injuries.