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TIL in early 1942 the Battle of Los Angeles was fought, with an hour-long barrage of anti-aircraft artillery fired from the city against a perceived Japanese invasion. The cause: a stray weather balloon.

by whatilearned February 4, 2023, 11:07 pm

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TIL that the popular Springfield (Missouri) style cashew chicken dish was invented by a Chinese born chef who also among other achievements was part of the D-Day invasion.

by whatilearned January 28, 2023, 6:51 pm

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What song would be your “War Theme Song” if you were fighting an Alien Invasion as part of Earth’s Army?

by QuestionGuy January 19, 2023, 8:28 pm

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Conservation of Spanish Armada invasion maps reveals red ink details were added hundreds of years later

by HistoryBuff January 13, 2023, 9:19 am

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TIL that Switzerland had a lot of important structures packed with demolition charges until the 2010s in case of an invasion.

by whatilearned January 12, 2023, 1:27 am

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TIL that French opposition to the 2003 invasion of Iraq caused some American restaurants to rename French Fries to “Freedom fries”

by whatilearned January 9, 2023, 1:41 pm

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TIL Thích Quảng Đức, a Vietnamese Buddhist monk, famous for the image of lighting himself on fire in Saigon in 1963 while in a meditation pose, was protesting not the American invasion, but the oppressive Roman Catholic regime.

by whatilearned January 6, 2023, 9:20 pm

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On Christmas Day 1859, a single shipment of 24 English rabbits arrived in Australia, triggering a devastating biological invasion with effects still felt today

by HistoryBuff December 28, 2022, 10:13 am

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TIL that Teddy Roosevelt rode into battle during the 1898 U.S. invasion of Cuba carrying a book titled “Anglo-Saxon Superiority”

by whatilearned December 28, 2022, 5:12 am

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Operation Overlord – Allied invasion of Normandy

by HistoryBuff December 20, 2022, 12:49 pm

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The invasion of the camels

by CopyPastaArchive December 14, 2022, 6:12 pm

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TIL of Ptolemy Ceranus, who was a son to Alexander the Great’s general Ptolemy. Rejected from inheriting his father’s Egyptian throne he traveled to Macedonia where he made the kingdom fall to an invasion, assassinated the conqueror, and then died in battle – causing 2 years of anarchy in the region

by whatilearned December 12, 2022, 8:15 pm

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