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kpnB TIL that Nguyen Cao Ty, who served as President and Vice President of South Vietnam during the Vietnam war, emigrated to the Unites States and ran a liquor store for several years after the fall of Saigon.
p886b Would that change our habits?
v1ooK TIL A temple housing a 500-ton statue of the Buddha was commissioned by Emperor Shomu in response to an epidemic which wiped out one third of the Japanese population. Casting the statue almost bankrupted the country.
VMpRQ TIL of Major General Peter Conover Hains who is believed to be the only person to have served in both the American Civil War and WWI. he retired at the mandatory retirement age of 64 but was recalled to active duty out of retirement at the age of 77 in 1917 to serve in WWI as an engineer.
rNO8x TIL about Mexican General José Urrea, who was undefeated in his battles during The Texas Revolution, but his victories made the President of Mexico jealous and he eventually was removed from power, after rebelling.