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TIL that many Union veterans saw it as insulting that Confederate monuments were being built to commemorate the very traitors they fought against. They saw it as an affront to their military service and an affront to their dead colleagues who died fighting the Confederacy.

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GYX7J TIL in 1935 a USMC General and Medal of Honor recipient wrote a bestselling book describing how wars exist to enrich corporations.
e1PE TIL that Willy Brandt, German Chancellor between 1969 and 1974, resigned when it was found out that one of his chief advisors was a spy for the Soviet-controlled GDR
awrey TIL that nearly half the states in the US allow village and town judges to hold office without a law degree. In NY, these judges aren't even required to have a degree of any kind and can preside over criminal cases.
RXQ8 TIL in 2016 12% of the entire population of Iceland traveled to France to cheer on their football (soccer) team during the Euro Championships
x6ed5 TIL that King Kong vs Godzilla started out as King Kong vs Frankenstein. Written by King Kong’s co-creator and animator Willis O'Brien, the script was stolen, sold without his knowledge and retooled for Godzilla. He considered suing but died due to the stress.