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TIL in 1968, a student at UPenn announced that a dog would be burned alive with napalm. Thousands turned up to protest, were handed a leaflet reading: Congratulations on your anti-napalm protest. You saved the life of a dog. Now, how about saving the lives of tens of thousands of people in Vietnam.

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p8XKe TIL of XU, an intelligence agency that operated in Norway while it was occupied by the Nazis. Despite consisting of students at the University of Oslo and regular Norwegian workers, XU was able to survive being targeted by the Gestapo. The existence of XU was kept secret from the public till 1980.
b6rNp TIL that sumo wrestlers have a 65 year life expectancy (5 years shorter than that of the average Japanese male) due to their high risk of diabetes and heart attacks and liver problems resulting from the excessive diet of food and alcohol.
8akKK TIL Of The Ma’nene Festival: An Odd Tradition Practiced in Indonesia Every Three Years where they dig up their deceased loved ones and dress them up in nice clothes. It’s believed to bring them good luck
yK1e TIL While parachuting, an American aviator downed a Japanese fighter plane by shooting the pilot in the head with his sidearm.
46VJ TIL after Nat King Cole moved to an affluent L.A. neighborhood a burning cross was left in his yard. Afterwards, his homeowners association told him they didn’t want undesirables moving in. Cole retorted, “Neither do I. And if I see anybody undesirable coming in here, I’ll be the first to complain.”