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TIL that Tsar Peter III of Russia court-martialed and hanged a rat which had chewed the heads off his toy soldiers.

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W7jLL TIL that Colditz, the Nazi POW prison, had so many escape attempts that it created a museum. Recaptured prisoners recreated their attempts for the photographer. One photo shows both a German civilian electrician and the French officer who impersonated him, standing side by side.
VBEwZ TIL that John C. Reilly described his sex scene with Jennifer Aniston like this: "So I climb into the bed, she opens up the sheet and I swear, she had two pairs of sweatpants on, winter socks, a long-sleeved T-shirt. Her body is basically like a burqa from the neck down."
J7Ok TIL There is a prison on Norway where inmates can go fishing and swim at the beach. They also have TVs, computers and showers in their cells.
B7br TIL that Glucose (sugar) has an opposite “handed” isomer L-glucose, that tastes identical and isn’t metabolized as sugar, also safe for diabetics. Unfortunately, L-glucose costs 50% more than gold.
E1MXX TIL the real mastermind behind the Sook Ching massacre and Bataan Death March got off scot-free by hiding out in and working for China, then returned to Japan and became a member of diet, became a spy for the CIA, and vanished in Vietnam under unknown circumstances never to be seen again