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TIL there is a museum in North Korea dedicated to remembering a mass murder of communist sympathizers during the Korean War

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9eZG TIL during the 1968 My Lai Massacre one helicopter pilot landed between the marauding American troops and innocent civilians and threatened to kill the Americans if they continued. He was later awarded America’s highest honor for bravery not directly involving combat
j6BQE TIL Ban'ei Racing is a form of Japanese horse racing in which draft horses pull heavy sleds up sand ramps, urged-on by jockeys balancing on the sleds.
M7j08 TIL that in 2008 City officials in Swansea, Wales mistakenly printed an automated "I'm not at the office at the moment. Send any work to be translated" email reply on a road sign instead of the actual traffic safety message they wanted translated from English to Welsh.
m0Zy TIL that a child was raised in isolation and abuse for 13 years, when she was found she had a mental age equivalent to a 13 month old baby.
d8MD8 TIL of B95 or Moonbird. A 21 Year Old Red Knot Who Has Flown the Same Distance From the Earth to the Moon and Back in His Lifetime. He is Also the Oldest Known Example of the Species Earning Him the Title of the "Toughest 4 Oz on the Planet"