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TIL that during World War II, a Great Dane named Juliana received the Blue Cross Medal for extinguishing an incendiary bomb by peeing on it.

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JYENm TIL that in 1991, a satire political party called the Polish Beer-Lovers' Party won 16 seats in the Polish parliament
kj97 TIL that one reason Catholics don’t eat meat during Lent is they thought it made you horny
Yp5BA TIL Stefan Kiszko, a man with learning disabilities, was wrongly convicted of murder. He served 16 years in prison, where he was physically attacked and harassed by other inmates. He died 20 months after his acquittal and release, before he could collect the money owed to him for his suffering.
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