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TIL of Noble Craig, who, after losing both of his legs and one of his arms while fighting in the Vietnam War, became an actor and starred in horror films as various limbless monsters such as the "Snake Man" and the "Vomit Creature"

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X0kxQ TIL at the start of WWII, allied forces in Dunkirk were cut off and surrounded by German troops and awaiting capture, as there weren't enough naval ships to evacuate them. Within 8 days, a hastily assembled fleet of over 800 civilian ships arrived and evacuated 338,226 troops.
VBdJQ TIL During the last song of the Red tour in London, a fan rushed past security to climb on stage to hand Taylor Swift a note. They shook hands with a smile before he was escorted away
kObA4 TIL Jerry Lawson pioneered home video gaming in the 1970's by helping to invent the Fairchild Channel F, the first system with interchangeable cartridges. One of few black engineers in computing at the time, he unfortunately received less recognition than deserved due to the Channel F's poor sales.
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GYb6N TIL that since 1999, 55 Cuban soccer players have defected to the United States after being flown over for a game. This was possible because of the wet feet, dry feet policy, which stated that any Cuban who set foot in the United States was entitled to become a US resident. The policy ended in 2017.