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TIL That C.S Lewis, Aldous Huxley and John F. Kennedy died on the same day: 22nd November 1963

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X0rYk TIL about the War of Jenkin's Ear. England declared war on Spain because the Spanish Coast Gaurd cut off an English captain's ear .
VME8 TIL the English phrase “Gung-ho” is of Chinese origin (Kung ho). It entered the American lexicon in 1942 via an American general. The original meaning is “to work together.”
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