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TIL that the Canadian military tortured a young man to death in Somalia in 1993. In response to this incident the Canadian government and military disbanded the entire branch of their military (Airborne command) that had committed the act.

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YyLZ TIL there is a town in Alaska where almost everyone lives and/or works under one roof. A single 14-story high-rise is home “to most of the town’s residents as well as its post office, grocery store, health clinic, laundromat and church.”
KmdJ TIL that a British sitcom called Dad’s Army, which was based around WWII, actually went on longer than the war itself.
gyY9 TIL courts have ruled that it’s legal for police departments to discriminate against smart people when hiring
Zrrv TIL in 2016 a Russian hacker released the World Anti-Doping Agencies records which revealed that despite past denials both Venus and Serena Williams had used and received waivers for banned substances including corticosteroids and narcotics.
6EnjW Today I learned that the English word "tycoon" is borrowed from the Japanese word "Taikun", the diplomatic title of the Japanese Shogun