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TIL The Finnish military once repulsed a massive invasion by the Soviet Union, with a million men and thousands of tanks. The Finnish had just a few dozen tanks and only 114 airplanes, but destroyed more than 3,500 of the Russian tanks, and caused 323,000 total casualties to the Russian force.

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LGgr TIL A man being arrested on the show “COPS” for prostitution charges threatened suing the show if his Chihuahua’s face wasn’t blurred. The man claimed he did not sign a release for the dog who is an actor with an agent.
W77V9 TIL about the “true history”. A short satirical novel written in the 100s by Lucian of samosata that has been stated by some to be the oldest Sci-fi novel in history. It features Lucian travelling to the moon, getting embroiled in a war between the moon and sun and meeting the heroes of the illiad.
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