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TIL that in Japan, unmarried women in their late 20’s were called “Christmas Cakes” because “after the 25th they’re not good”

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ZpyNa TIL in 1976 Libya demanded neighboring Tunisia cease deployment of a massive military vehicle near it's border or risk escalation. The offensive military vehicle was a Jawa Sandcrawler being built on the set of a movie.
eoO6 TIL Legend says King Christian X of Denmark told a German sentry that a Nazi flag had to be taken down. After refusal, the King said he would send a Danish solider to remove it. The sentry said the soldier would be shot. The King replied, “The Danish soldier will be me.” The flag was removed.
v1ev8 TIL of Brigadier General Edward Lansdale, who in post WWII Philippines used the natives’ belief in vampires and ghosts his psychological warfare campaign. His men were instructed to abduct enemy stragglers, kill them, puncture their necks twice, and then bleed the corpses out. Edited for grammar
N7oM8 TIL that there is a TV show titled "I Get That a Lot" in which celebrities take working-class jobs and hidden cameras catch the reactions of bypassers. When recognized, they respond with "I get that a lot" until the end of the show, where they reveal themselves.
E1JXV TIL that Eric Stolz was the original Marty McFly in Back to the Future, but was replaced by Michael J. Fox about a month into production because director Robert Zemeckis "felt that he wasn't getting what he needed from Stoltz."