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TIL Leon Russell played piano on ‘Monster Mash’

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ANKmB TIL that Genghis Khan and the Mongol Empire were responsible for the deaths of about 10% of the global population in the 13th century.
PngL TIL that during the Nazi occupation of France, Hitler did not destroy the Canadian Vimy Memorial and told the Allies that it remained intact, as he admired the peaceful nature of the sculpture
x6pdw TIL in World War I, German and French soldiers would sometimes display "live and let live" behavior. Sometimes soldiers would refuse to target the other side and at other times they would fire weapons ceremoniously and with no intent to harm the enemy
J1dlm TIL of Walter Summerford, a man who was struck by lightning 3 consecutive times after a period of 6 years each. Even after his death, his grave was struck by lightning.
VMYXD TIL People with Cystic Fibrosis are extremely dangerous to eachother