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TIL After Poland was partitioned between the European powers in the late 18th century, the Ottoman and Persian Empires were the only countries in the world to not accept it, with the Ottomans maintaining a Polish ambassador

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DmwD TIL that in WW2 nine airmen escaped from their planes after being shot down during bombing raids. 8 of these men were captured, tortured, beheaded and eaten. The 9th man was George H. W. Bush
Y8Gx TIL Fanny Cochrane Smith was the last fluent Tasmanian speaker; she also recorded the only known audio recordings of Tasmanian music, which you can hear on Wikipedia.
0dgvp TIL in 2016, after being arrested, a florida man bit off his own fingertips to prevent the police from taking his prints. For this, he was charged with evidence tampering.
6Evjl TIL that the first anti-hacking law was passed after President Reagan saw the movie War Games and asked his staff if this could happen. A week later the response was “Mr. President, the problem is much worse than you think.”
7D1Z TIL The Greater Spotted Cuckoo is parasitic and lays its eggs in other bird’s nests. It later pays “mafia visits” to make sure the eggs are cared for properly. If not, it attacks the surrogate mother’s chicks and eggs, even breaking her legs.