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DrLr TIL that in 2009 Canada passed the “Apology Act”, establishing that apologizing to someone after an incident cannot be used in court against the person who apologized to establish their guilt or liability.
WoXd TIL At the Battle of Klushino in 1610, The Polish Winged Hussars were outnumbered ten to one, and still somehow came out on top, utterly annihilating an army of 40,000 Swedes and Russians with just 4,000 Winged Hussars.
8a5OP TIL "Trial by combat" has never been abolished in the United States and is still technically valid by US law
OoGLR TIL that in New Orleans cemeteries are "cities of the dead" where coffins are kept in above ground vaults due to the high water table making it impossible to bury the deceased.
Egkpw TIL After Hugh Hefner died, his widow Crystal said she was so devastated that didn’t leave her bedroom at Playboy Mansion for two weeks. She felt that he always needed her and she had to take care of him