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TIL in the Korean war US officer Dave Teich disobeyed orders and took 4 tanks to save 65 men from 300k Chinese troops attacking their position.

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OoZm1 TIL because of the vastness of the deep ocean, when a male and female anglerfish mate their bodies fuse into one. The male's now useless body parts like eyes and fins wither away. He spends the rest of his life attached to her like a parasite, taking food and providing her with babies.
1aLLW TIL In 2016 the Norwegian Airforce transported a ECMO machine needed by a critically ill patient by fighter jet
eLOL TIL that France used to be on the same time zone as Britain but during the German occupation the time zone was changed to Central European Time and remains unchanged.
X0pMX TIL: when Bob Dylan was touring Scotland in 1966. A waiter arrived at the hotel room they were staying at. Then shouted Fk him" and “you’re a fking traitor to folk music” and pulled out a knife. But he was disarmed by Dylan’s bodyguard.
69Vrl TIL a US Vice President and Nobel Laureate has a hit single "It's All in the Game" by Tommy Edwards with the original melody having been composed by then future-VP Charles G. Dawes