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TIL JP Morgan avoided serving the American Civil War by 'paying a substitute' $300 to take his place

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jNOja TIL that the japanese army commited such horrible war crimes during WW2, that a nazi (John Rabe) is regarded as the chinese Oscar Schindler for saving up to 250'000 people from being killed
PK0V TIL that in one lifetime (of ~75 years) humans went from creating the first sustainable light bulb to building the first nuclear power plant (Obninsk).
gBg7 TIL that Budapest was once two cities, Buda and Pest. They merged in 1873.
ArGa TIL on November 20, 2004, at the annual Harvard–Yale football game Yale students, costumed as a Harvard “pep squad”, gave out placards to a section of Harvard fans which, when raised together, read “WE SUCK”.
EZ4d TIL That the B-52 bomber (started serving in 1952) won’t be retired until the 2040s. By then, it’ll have been in continuous service for almost a century.