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TIL donning the enemy uniform during a time to war to conduct espionage or sabotage is not illegal as it is considered a “ruse of war” however donning the enemy uniform to conduct combat and assassination is a war crime.

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rNYdo TIL: "This is fine" might soon become a LEGO set
yQZLp TIL in 1649 King Charles I was tried for treason and other high crimes. The King responded in his trial "the King can do no wrong" and therefore couldn't be tried or convicted. Ten days later he was beheaded.
grAg7 TIL the 'Longest' word has 189,819 letters and takes three hours to pronounce
ANWbd TIL that 15 birds would perish at the McCormick Place, the largest convention centre in the US, on a typical evening
ELRd TIL despite the ongoing Arab Boycott of Israel since 1948, Israel has achieved a higher GDP than all of the participants except for the oil rich Kuwait and Qatar, and the participants stand to lose $30 billion from not trading with Israel by 2020.