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TIL the Swiss army accidentally invaded the Liechtenstein, two times.

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R5R41 TIL about the Attack of the Dead Men, a WWI battle where chlorine and bromine gas poisoning gave Russian soldiers the appearance of zombies. Russia won the battle when their appearance frightened off the attacking Germans.
EgDgP TIL, Rolls Royce has an stained glass window commemorating the pilots of the RAF (Royal Air Force) who fought at the battle of Britain during WW2 in a factory in Osmaton, Derby (UK).
X0nWj TIL Jenny Craig, the businesswoman and co-founder of the self-titled weight loss company, donated $5 million to the National WWII Museum in New Orleans, and the museum used the donation to create the Jenny Craig Institute for the Study of War and Democracy
9Y7O6 TIL European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris), native to Europe, were first introduced by Shakespeare enthusiasts in 1890 in Central Park, NY with the release of about 100 birds, and they are now one of the most abundant and destructive birds in North America with a population of roughly 200 million.
jewE TIL in a study that examined the difference in brain activity of women during real and faked orgasms, researchers inadvertantly discovered that test subjects reached orgasm 80% of the time while wearing socks versus 50% without.