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TIL of "Monsun Gruppe". A WW2 German submarine force operating in the Pacific and Indian ocean. It was the only theatre of war where German and Japanese forces fought together.

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E1ax0 TIL when a young boy visiting the White House doubted that First Lady Pat Nixon lived there because he could not see her washing machine, Pat led him through the halls and up an elevator, into the family quarters and the laundry room to show him.
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wo56E TIL In 1943, the USS Borie engaged U-405 in the Atlantic. Borie rammed the U-Boat, landing on top of it, causing the crews to engage with shotguns and rifles. One German sailor was shot in the chest with a flare gun.