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TIL Operation Marigold, a failed secret attempt by a Polish diplomat which would've ended Vietnam War much earlier had it succeeded

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nWKQr TIL The band Styx has been credited with releasing the first true power ballad, the song 'Lady', in 1973. Its writer, Dennis DeYoung, is called the "father of the power ballad". This song style appealed to female audiences and became a staple of 80s radio such as Motley Crue's "Home Sweet Home"
GY9Kg TIL Ken Ilgunas lived in a van for two years while obtaining his graduate degree at Duke to avoid debt. This is also known as “vandwelling”. His advice for “vandwellers” is don’t drink any liquid before going to bed, come to terms with celibacy, look normal, ensure stealth, and bring essentials.
yVG8V TIL Coal-shovelling competitions are a thing
74J7 TIL: In 1922 the New York Times published an article on Hitler in which the author argued that “Hitler’s anti-Semitism was not so genuine or violent as it sounded, and that he was merely using anti-Semitic propaganda as a bait to catch masses of followers.”
eaXg TIL of the puzzling suicide note of a man who jumped from the Golden Gate Bridge which read “Absolutely no reason except I have a toothache”