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TIL The Japanese were planning a biological warfare attack on San Diego, California before the atomic bombs forced them to surrender in WWII

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16O0X TIL Former U.S. President John Tyler took the side of the Confederacy during the Civil War, was elected to the Confederate House of Representatives, but died in 1862 before he could serve. At his burial, his coffin was draped in the Confederate flag, despite requesting a simple burial.
LGPr TIL Four Members of the UK Parliament created a rock band in 2004. ‘MP4’, billed as “The World’s Only Parliamentary Rock Band”, have been playing together ever since.
r5jW TIL Futurama is named after an exhibit at the 1939 World’s Fair that showed what they thought the world would be like in 1959
BrPlL TIL of Albert Pierrepoint, England's lead hangman from the 1940's-1950's. He executed many Nazi's and other high profile murderers. He owned a pub and usually was able to carry out an execution and still make it back to open his bar on time. He once had to hang one of his regular pub customers.
dONB TIL Coca-Cola made a vending machine exclusive to India and Pakistan called a “Small World Machine” where users in opposite countries are rewarded with a drink for cooperating with each other