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TIL There is a man in Georgia being sentenced to 10 years in prison and banishment from the state for defending himself from 5+ attackers in a hate crime.

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KOG1J TIL that the Navajo Nation Indian reservation has its own elected president. The office was created in 1991 with the current president being Jonathan Nez.
X0JZk TIL: That during the early part of the Bosnian War, the bobsleigh and luge track used for the 1984 Olympics was transformed into a field artillery position for Bosnian Serb guerillas, the men's alpine skiing venue was a Bosnian Serb military installation and the Zetra Ice Hall was reduced to rubble.
pYx4O TIL about German sub U-215 which sunk in 1942 off the coast of New England and south of Nova Scotia, in Canadian territorial waters. Four of her five hatches are still sealed with the remains of 49 German sailors entombed within.
5YKQ TIL a sow was dressed as a human and hanged for the death of an infant in 1386.
N7OvP TIL Coca Cola had to warn people not to drink the foul smelling liquid in their “MagiCan” promotion