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TIL in war it is illegal under the Geneva Convention to pretend to be injured in order to trick the enemy

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WmD4 TIL a circus elephant named Mary was hanged to death in front of people including children for killing the unqualified assistant elephant trainer immediately after he prodded her with a hook for no reason.
v1gPK TIL a professional photographer designed his home in the shape of a camera
YYvd TIL Some Atomic Bomb survivors grew strange, long black fingernails after the disasters, which contained active blood vessels. When broke off, they would bleed profusely and then regrow.
X07NQ TIL in the Netherlands you can opt in or out of receiving junk mail from your mail carrier by placing a "ja" (yes) or "nee" (no) sticker on your mail slot
l8Ya TIL a WWII pilot with a severely damaged B-17 encountered a German flying ace who didn’t shoot him down and instead offered a salute all because of honor.