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TIL during the Vietnam War Hugh Thompson Jr. order his men to turn their guns on American soldiers to protect Vietnamese civilians and helped put a stop to the My Lai Massacre.

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6E0mZ TIL, Vermont was its own unrecognized, short-lived republic from the late 1770s to the early 1790s.
jM1M TIL that since 2009, Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl has been held captive by the Taliban.
ne9kB TIL Chainsaws were originally invented for helping with childbirth, not for cutting wood
5VVmk TIL The New York Mets mascot, Mr. Met, was replaced for one season (1979) by a live mule named Mettle the Mule. The team finished the season with the worst record in their division, and the average attendance was the lowest in Mets history.
mn7x TIL Millionaire Harris Rosen gave a Florida neighborhood free daycare and scholarships to all high school graduates. This raised the graduation rate from 25% to 100% and cut crime in half.