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TIL that between June 7–11, 1944, one in every five Canadian soldiers who were killed in action were murdered after surrendering, in a series of executions called the Normandy Massacres

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e8R5 TIL the actor who played Uncle Fester, Jackie Coogan, also starred as the kid with Charlie Chaplin in “The Kid”. After his parents spent almost all of his $3-$4 million earnings, the “Coogan Bill” was passed to protect child actors. He was also a WWII pilot and married to Betty Grable.
9w7R7 TIL art was part of the Olympics between 1912 and 1948 with Germany being the overall winner in terms of gold medals with seven. Categories included architecture, sculpture, music and painting.
xV07 TIL when Galileo presented his version of the telescope to the City of Venice in 1609, he did so at least partially because he needed the money to help support a throng of illegitimate children.
4kk9w TIL that Mark Cuban was fired for making a sale. Living in an apartment with no bed he made a sale for $1500 commission and was fired that day. It was the last time he ever worked for someone else.
kJVn7 TIL Gila Monster venom contains compounds structurally similar to the active ingredient in Ozempic, and this discovery directly lead to the development of all Semiglutide based medications