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TIL Germany does not have a Court Martial. Soldiers who commit crimes are tried in civilian court.

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p8bnZ TIL the US Navy conducted mock air attacks by aircraft carrier on Pearl Harbor in 1932 and 1938. In both exercises the attacks were successful, demonstrating the importance of air power over battleships. Both exercises were ignored by the US Navy but were studied carefully by the IJN.
epPrk TIL pretzels are supposed to look like someone praying
X0Dnj TIL that from 1974-1975 Chuckles (the jelly candies) sponsored stuntman Evel Knievel
N7NL8 TIL that 3 residents of the Greek island Lesbos in 2008, tried to ban the use of the word ‘Lesbian’. They felt it insulted their identity, as they believed the term described their own origins. They lost and had to pay court fees of €230.
168A7 TIL about conservation-induced extinction, where attempts to save a critically endangered species directly cause the extinction of another.