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TIL a fighter pilot got his sexual assault conviction thrown out after a General disregarded the findings of a jury that found him guilty. The decision cannot be appealed.

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jNkYj TIL that a man survived the initial Vesuvius explosion in Pompeii, but was crushed by a flying boulder while fleeing.
690A8 TIL the odds of dying for a 78 year old man, irrespective of personal health, is 1 in 19. By age 83 those odds are 1 in 12.
ZQbY TIL during the Crusades, at the siege of Acre, the Templar Grandmaster dropped his sword and walked away from the walls, confusing his men. ‘I’m not running away’, he said 'I am dead. Here is the blow’. He raised his arm to show an arrow penetrating his mail under his armpit, mortally wounding him.
PYKKL TIL In 1943, Disney released an 8-minute long animated film titled "Der Fuehrer's Face", which featured Donald Duck's nightmare of working in Nazi Germany. It is one of the most notable examples of American propaganda during World War II.
loQMr TIL: The US has had the largest economy in the world since 1871. Accounting for just 5% of the worlds population, the US represents 23.6% of the worlds GDP, China has grown to 15.5% and third place Japan at 5.7%