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TIL The word “amn’t” is a valid contraction for “am not”

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5YvE9 TIL that the main reason for Japans Surrender in WW2, was not due to the Atomic Bombs, but because the Soviets declared war and lead a massive invasion of Manchuria on the same day as Fat Man was dropped. Surprising the Japanese and dashing any hope of a conditional surrender with Soviet Support.
QGAM TIL 70 years ago today, Allied troops linked up with the French resistance. Within 24 hours, Paris was liberated from the Nazis.
JADm TIL 70 years ago today, the Polish attacked the Nazis to liberate their capital. During the 9 week rebellion that followed, more than 200,000 died, mostly civilians. Now, every August first, the entire city of Warsaw stands still for a full minute to commemorate their fallen.
vrJ7 TIL that within a year of being elected in 1980, Ronald Reagan was responsible for repealing restrictions on advertising to children, opening the floodgates for shows like Transformers, GI Joe and Carebears to dominate kids television and toy isles.
WL8Y TIL The PlayStation 2 and the original Xbox had HD support, but few games of that era took advantage of this feature.