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TIL when Sir Terry Pratchett was knighted, he forged his own sword from iron and meteorites just for the occasion

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X9Dk TIL that in 1976, after two U.S. Army Officers were killed by North Korean soldiers while tree trimming in the Joint Security Area, America and South Korea responded with “Operation Paul Bunyan” in which they brought a 813 man team, attack helicopters and fighter jets to chop the tree down.
wbNW TIL DJ Khaled used to go by the name Arab Attack but changed it after 9/11 to not appear insensitive.
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