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TIL that thousands of Canadian forces dressed as Nazis and “invaded” the City of Winnipeg on Feb. 19, 1942, to scare people into buying more Victory loans

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baxZ TIL during the Irish Famine the Choctaw Nation, who were going through poverty and starvation themselves, donated as much money as they could raise in solidarity with the Irish. The ‘Kindred Spirits’ sculpture commemorates this event
BrkKK TIL in 1998 the Vietnam Unknown remains were removed from the Arlington Tomb of the Unknown Soldier after the serviceman's identity became known through DNA testing.
1aGdD TIL that male rhesus macaque monkeys will pay to look at pictures of female rhesus macaques' bottoms.
6EnbJ TIL that Jehovah's Witnesses were banned in Australia
4W5a TIL 4 skateboarders in Calgary stepped in to save a woman being sexually assaulted. They scared off the assailant, then chased him down and held him until police arrested him.