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TIL Near the end of WWII, after viewing films of Nazi concentration camps, many German prisoners in the U.S. formally burned their uniforms and volunteered to fight in the war against Japan.

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Xl58 TIL the Great Famine of Ireland caused so many deaths, that Ireland’s population still has not recovered (even after 150 years)
Oo1o7 TIL of John Brown. An abolitionist who was the first person executed for treason in the US for leading a slave rebellion in 1859. His actions and hanging helped ignite the start of the Civil War.
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