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4Xa7g TIL 15 years after the US allied with France to defeat Great Britain in the Revolutionary War, the US switched sides by allying with Great Britain to defeat France in the "Quasi-War of the Atlantic". The United States won both times.
LDgQ TIL the #3 cause of death in America - behind heart disease and cancer - is medical mistakes
QX1e TIL, in 1949, India sent the Tokyo Zoo two elephants to cheer the spirits of the defeated Japanese empire.
Oo9a6 TIL about Chai Ling, a student leader during the 1989 Tiananmen Massacre. She advocated to continue protesting until a bloodshed would change China, but when interviewed before the incident about whether she herself would attend the protests, she answered no, cause she wanted to live.
xVxMk TIL the late king of Jordan was an avid Amateur Radio operator who regularly interacted with people around the world. Taking conversations from anyone who had the privilege of having his JY1 call sign respond he never allowed anyone to call him King on the net, and helped the hobby gain members.