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TIL that in WW2 a squad of 3 US marines managed to held off 200 German soldiers behind enemies line in a French village. When the marines surrendered, the Germans were upset as they were expecting a whole battalion to surrender.

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NmnP TIL People who have facial Botox injections have difficulty identifying emotional expressions in facial photos. Scientists suspect the Botox prevents facial mirroring which hinders the brain’s ability to interpret emotions in others.
9Y5vD TIL: An affair between two Brazilian politicians was revealed when they danced together to "Bésame Mucho". Later, one of them was to be introduced with a military march, but the director of the presidential band had them play "Bésame Mucho" instead. He got 3 days of house arrest for insubordination.
N7BLM TIL A solar super storm on July 23 2012 missed Earth by just 9 days. If it had hit, as one did in 1859, it would have sent us back to the 18th century overnight, rendering our electrical systems inoperable (incl. satellites).
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1QQD TIL Louis Armstrong played the trumpet so much that it caused callus tissue on his lips. He would remove it himself with a razor blade.