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TIL Canadians in WW1 regularly executed prisoners and exploited truces. "[He] described the practice of lobbing tins of corned beef into a neighbouring German trench. When the Canadians started hearing happy shouts of “More! Give us more!” they then let loose with an armload of grenades."

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rRano TiL Steve Jobs didnt let his daughter use an ipad because it was too addictive
epgyb TIL some crows in Japan use public water fountains and adjust the flow of water for either drinking or bathing
6EoaQ TIL that the 1988 sequel, Attack of the Killer Tomatoes happened because of a Muppet Babies episode
0w8nM TIL about Ralph Lazo, a Mexican-American who voluntarily relocated to a World War II Japanese American internment camp (Manzanar) to join his Japanese-American friends and neighbors. He was the only known non-spouse, non-Japanese American at Manzanar, where he lived for 2.5 years.
69BxQ TIL South Dakota was the divorce capitol of the US in the late 19th century because of lenient laws, and the state government didn’t like it