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TIL A Chinese Emperor escaped an assassination attempt by running in circles around a pilar

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YE9d TIL the words “faggot” and “Fascist” both come from the Latin word “fascis,” meaning “bundle of wood.”
woGEW TIL that lots of paintings on wood were transferred to canvas from the 18th century onwards to ‘prevent’ deterioration. Some transfers were more successful than others.
VMajZ TIL As the Geneva convention rules that don't allow employing POWs in dangerous tasks; Denmark designated 1,000 Germans as "Surrendered Enemy Personnel" rather than POWs and forced them to work in mine clearance. In 6 weeks, 250 of them have died and were replaced by 1,200 more surrendered Germans.
xobw TIL -There is Dyslexia for math called Dyscalculia
N7xE1 TIL that in 1953, the indiana textbook comission tried to ban 'Robin Hood' for promoting communist ideals.