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TIL about the reason of 'Florida Man'

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99J7 TIL that during the Civil Rights Movement, the Soviet Union purposely inflamed racial tensions by mailing forged threats from the KKK to black neighborhoods
WrAL TIL that Polish exiles were not only the best-performing RAF pilots in the Battle of Britain, but also very successful with women; “they always have a girl on each arm. They say the girls cannot resist the Poles, nor the Poles the girls”.
XEj8P TIL That 1000's of Children in Romanian Orphanages Were Systematically Killed Due to Lack of Meeting Their Basic Human Needs.
P15XV TIL Russell Crowe turned down an offer to play Aragorn in the LOTR trilogy that included 10% of the backend grosses (which would've been about $100 million). He felt WB had forced Peter Jackson to make the offer & that Jackson had somebody else in mind & he should be allowed to hire who he wants.
R5vPQ TIL that Jerusalem has endured 52 assaults, been captured and recaptured 44 times, faced 23 sieges, and suffered complete destruction twice throughout its turbulent history.