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TIL A 12 year old lied about his age and enlisted in the US Navy during WW2. He became a decorated war hero by 13.

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1adZV TIL Mosquito Hawks are actually Crane Flys who don’t eat anything at all.
5VxMr TIL Leopold's conquest and enslavement of Congo (under the guise of humanitarian work) was so barbaric that the severed hands of Congolese natives became a currency
kOQWE TIL that the city in the world with the most chess grandmasters per capita is Beersheba in southern Israel, with one grandmaster per every 23,000 residents (in comparison, Moscow has one grandmaster per every 170,000 residents, and St. Petersburg has one grandmaster per 215,000 residents)
kO1WW TIL of “Thalaikoothal”, a traditional practice of senicide (murder of elderly) in southern India. It can be socially accepted, even if the victim may protest.
9Y7RQ TIL WWE owner Vince McMahon fought "God" in a no holds barred match on PPV