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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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paN4 TIL it’s a mystery why so many bird and dinosaur fossils exhibit a ‘death pose’ - the characteristic posture consisting of head thrown back, tail extended, and mouth wide open
x6gjw TIL that in 1556 on the Island of Guernsey two sisters and their mother were burned at the stake together for being protestant. One of the sisters was pregnant and the infant burst out of his burning mother's body, and thrown back into the flames.
Kxn6 TIL in 1891, Galveston meteorologist Isaac Cline denied the idea that hurricanes could ever pose a threat to the city, and resisted a proposed seawall. In 1900, the deadliest hurricane in U.S. history struck Galveston, killing over 6,000 people (including Cline’s pregnant wife).
4Xklw TIL of Joe Arridy, a mentally ill man wrongfully sentenced to death in the 1930's. While on death row, he played with toy trains, requested ice cream for his last meal and, while being taken to the gas chamber, smiled and told the warden, "No no, Joe won't die"
9anr TIL Norway has a law titled “allemannsretten" which means “the right to roam,” nearly everywhere (outdoors) in Norway is accessible to the general public, as long as you pick up your garbage!