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TIL an indigenous people, the Mapuche, successfully repelled the Spanish colonizing force, costing the most Spanish lives of any conflict in the New World. The conflict is considered one of the longest wars in history

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X0w8k TIL the iconic six-second start-up music-sound of the Windows 95 operating system, "The Microsoft Sound" was created on a Mac. The creator, Brian Eno, admitted "I wrote it on a Mac. I've never used a PC in my life; I don't like them."
W7kgo TIL Pope Gregory XVI opposed gas lighting and railways, believing that they would create commerce and lead to liberal reforms. Gregory XVI in fact banned railways in the Papal States, calling them chemins d'enfer ("road to hell", a play on the French for railroad, chemin de fer, "iron road")
WQVY TIL that during WW2, Italy delivered an ultimatum to Greece demanding they accept occupation. The Greeks replied with “Then it is war”. In the ensuing fight, the outgunned Greeks put Italy on the defensive, forcing Germany to intervene, diverting resources from the upcoming invasion of the USSR.
p8yMZ TIL during the Battle of Germantown, a little terrier was seen wandering between the American and British lines; British General Lord Howe's dog had gotten loose. It was taken to Washington to keep as a trophy, instead he fed and brushed him, and formally returned the dog under a flag of truce
Bg8Ey TIL that the movie "Paranormal Activity" had a total budget of $215,000. It went on to earn $193 million at the global box office.