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TIL that soldiers in Vietnam would sometimes claim "conscientious objector status" and resign from the military

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oKOr TIL that during World War 1 America called sauerkraut Liberty Cabbage to avoid a German sounding name
loWla TIL a Michigan left is an at-grade intersection design that replaces each left turn at an intersection between a (major) divided roadway and a secondary (minor) roadway with the combination of a right turn followed by a U-turn, or a U-turn followed by a right turn, depending on the situation
BrkdL TIL in 1965, the Pope and the Orthodox Patriarch of Constantinople lifted a reciprocal excommunication that had been in place since 1054
l7Ydr TIL that incarcerated prisoners make a contraband drink in prison called "pruno" which entails fermenting fruit, sugar cubes, bread, and water in a ziplock bag a several days.
7rAPP TIL that Aubrey Plaza's character in Parks and Rec (April Ludgate) was written into the show only after the casting director met her and insisted she somehow be put in the show.