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TIL that Cole Sprouse has an instagram in which he takes pictures of people taking pictures of him. He calls it camera_duels.

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JbpB TIL of Medal of Honor recipient Cpl. Maxam. When his compound in Vietnam began taking heavy fire, he manned a machine gun at the most vulnerable point to return fire. He was hit with bullets, an RPG, and grenades, but kept returning fire for an hour and a half before succumbing to his wounds.
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