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TIL of Rupert Trimmingham, a black US Army soldier serving in WW2 who wrote a letter to the Army magazine about having to eat behind a train depot restaurant while German POWs were served inside in 1944, sparking support from other soldiers and contributing to the integration of the army in 1948.

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ne77G TIL that during the initial airborne landings on D-Day, paratrooper John Steele got stuck on a church tower. He played dead for two hours dangling on the side of the church, was later captured and promptly escaped, fought for the entire day and was awarded the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart.
OGK97 TIL on 2 November 82 B.C Sulla held a senate meeting at the temple of Bellona. While this meeting was taking place, his soldiers were ordered to massacre prisoners from the recent battle of the Colline gate in a building nearby, close enough that the senators could hear the screams
QdvM TIL Jaguars primary killing canine teeth have nerves that help find the perfect points to clamp down to maximize killing effectiveness.
WklQ9 TIL that a popular sort of red grapefruit was created by atomic gardening: a form of mutation breeding where plants were directly exposed to radioactive sources
697jJ TIL Fifty-seven percent of Afghan women marry before 16 years of age, 29% are forced into marriage to settle tribal conflicts, 84% are illiterate, and the average woman gives birth to eight children. Afghan women also have the highest prevalence of self-immolation in the world.