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TIL of “Operation Wrath of God”, where Israel responded to the 1972 Munich massacre by having the Mossad hunt down and assassinate anyone they believed was involved over the course of more than 20 years.

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W77ko TIL The beer riots in Bavaria happened in 1844 after King Ludwig I of Bavaria, Germany decreed a tax on beer. Crowds of urban workers beat up police while the Bavarian army showed reluctance to get involved
8jbZ TIL that J.R.R.Tolkien (The Hobbit, Lord of the Rings) and C.S.Lewis (The Chronicles of Narnia) were friends at Oxford. They organised a literary group for budding writers who would share their stories over lunch and a beer in the same pub every Tuesday.
LQ199 TIL a common year (aka non-leap year) begins and ends on the same day of the week
78eYX TIL A former Catholic priest once ran onto the track during a F1 Grand Prix and also ran onto the track during the Olympics and cost the runner a gold medal
e0poL TIL the saying 'Great minds think alike' has a second part, 'and small minds rarely differ.'