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TIL Something I should have been taught decades ago

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oRo8 TIL Ben Franklin, when asked for advice on choosing a mistress, stated that he preferred older women over younger women and gave reasons why.
JZal TIL the 45th Infantry Division of the US used the Swastika as their insignia. It was worn to honor the Native Americans of the American southwest. It was changed to the Thunderbird, another Native American symbol, after the rise of the Nazi Party.
vPa4j TIL during WWII fighter pilot James Jabara engaged a German aircraft, they collided in mid-air, and when both pilots safely floated to the ground, they met and shook hands.
GAkK5 TIL what would happen if you were born blind then got vision later in life.
E66V TIL In 1962 the US government purposed a plan for the CIA and military to commit various acts of terror on citizens to gain support for a war on Cuba