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TIL during WWII Soviet scientists defended the world’s largest seed vault through a 900-day siege. Many of the scientists starved amid the crops and fruit, refusing to jeopardize ‘the future of Russia’ to save themselves.

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gMyV4 TIL that Harmabe’s sperm was collected shortly after he died so that his genes could live on.
Xg8 TIL Yellowstone was the world’s first national park, and sometimes called “America’s best idea.”
EgYmX TIL of Caratacus who held off the Romans for ten years, using hit and run tactics. Finally he was betrayed and taken prisoner by the Romans, but gave such an eloquent speech, that Emperor Claudius set him free.
bG7Z TIL of Aki Ra, a former child soldier forced to lay landmines in Cambodia who now spends his time removing mines from around the country. He has personally removed as many as 50,000 mines and started by using only a knife, a hoe, a stick and a Leatherman.
nNlo TIL that a sect of Christianity believes the Book of Revelation was just a fanciful re-telling of Nero’s reign