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TIL During WWII, the US Army deployed the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops known as “The Ghost Army”, composed of artists, sound engineers & actors whose mission was to deceive German forces by creating fake military units using inflatable tanks, sound effects and dummy radio transmissions.

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16y0W TIL the US once accidentally dropped two nuclear bombs on North Carolina, and one nearly detonated. The only thing that prevented a nuclear disaster was a single low-voltage safety switch.
BrQ5K TIL that Industrial Light & Magic created the visual effects for the 1988 film "Willow", which led to a breakthrough in digital morphing technology. The techniques developed for the sequence where one of the characters morphs into different animals, was later used for Terminator 2: Judgement day.
8bjP TIL Hipsters in NY are paying $1,000+ to go to preschool where they engage in activities like show and tell, dress up, and nap time.
DQ9Qe TIL that on December 1, 1974, two commercial passenger jets crashed - TWA #514 in Loudon County, VA and the other, Northwest Orient #6231 outside NYC, amid a giant post-Thanksgiving winter storm. A total of 95 people were killed.
WQo TIL on July 21, 1946, Jewish Terrorists bombed the King David Hotel in Jerusalem, the British Administrative Headquarters. 91 people were killed and another 46 injured.