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TIL The infamous scene, in Mel Gibson's film "the Patriot" depicting the herding noncombatant men, women and children into a church, and setting it on fire is based on the SS massacre of French villagers in Oradour-Sur-Glane in 1944. Nothing like this ever happened in the American Revolution.

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kJjm5 TIL After the brutal sack of Rome by the imperial mercenaries in 1527, Pope Clement VII was forced to pay 400,000 ducats in exchange for his life. Despite the ransom, he was imprisoned in Castel Sant'Angelo, where he remained for 6 months before he managed to escape the prison dressed as a peddler
Rxpa TIL Actress Brittany Murphy and her widower both passed away of pneumonia and severe anemia in their home nearly 5 months apart. Murphy’s mom believes both her daughter and son-in-law were victims of toxic mold.
wLgZJ TIL that after Russia exited World War I, Romania also had to make peace with Germany and Austria-Hungary; but then, six months later Romania re-declared war on them and fought with the Allies to the end
yQ5eM TIL of John Hinds. A doctor who would provide urgent care to crash victims in high-speed motorcycle events, racing through the track at similar speeds to those who crashed. He passed away in 2015 when he crashed in route to an accident.
6aaw TIL There is an old English unit of volume called a “butt”, approx 477L. There is such a thing as a “butt load”.