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TIL that Charles Lindbergh fathered 7 children with 3 mistresses while his family had no idea

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grwRA TIL that Shi Yousan, a Chinese general, betrayed a total of seven forces (the forces of Wu Peifu, Feng Yuxiang, Chiang Kai-shek, Wang Jingwei, Zhang Xueliang, the Chinese Communist Party, and Japan) and thus was known as the "Defector General".
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