My wife picked A Tourist’s Guide to Love not long ago while she was browsing Netflix. I wasn’t quite sure if I was going to like the movie or not. But it’s actually surprisingly enjoyable, even for a guy. The main character is Amanda Riley, a woman who works for a tourist company. In her…
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Fun Fact: Last Vietnam Veteran in the Senate
Delaware’s Senator Tom Carper is the last Vietnam veteran serving in the United States Senate.
Fun Fact: Tom Carper’s Military Service
Delaware’s Senator Tom Carper served in the US Navy and actually saw active duty during the Vietnam War.
(Not So) Fun Fact: Vietnam Civilian Casualties
The most pessimistic estimates for casualties during the Vietnam War for the Vietnamese was about 3 million. Two out of that three million were civilians, not soldiers.
Fun Fact: The Vietnamese Man Who Asked Woodrow Wilson For Help
After the end of World War I, a young Vietnamese man looked up to American President Woodrow Wilson. He begged the American president for help with their independence from France. His plea was ignored and the man became a communist not long afterward. The man was Ho Chi Minh, the future communist leader of North…