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TIL The last time hostages were given as assurances for a treaty was 1748, when two British peers were sent to France

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vDE7 TIL that some Syrian rebels are using the Sturmgwehr 44, an assault rifle produced in Nazi Germany in late WW2 and which can be worth up to $30'000 in the US
N7751 TIL that GE chose to put the Fukushima reactor closer to the sea, knew of inherent design flaws for decades, and may be liable for damages in court.
Wk1JY TIL that the King of Jordan, Abdullah bin al-Hussein (then prince), made a cameo in an episode of Star Trek: Voyager in 1996