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TIL Haiti is the first and only nation established as the result of a successful slave revolt.

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W7YR9 TIL WWII partly started because of several false flag attacks by the German SS impersonating Polish soldiers against Germany. Hitler needed a reason to attack Poland but there wasn't one so he got the SS to make a reason for him.
9Y18r TIL In 1997 CBS bought the rights to Family Matters for $40 million. It was cancelled a year later.
XEZl6 TIL when Hurricane Harvey hit in 2017, multi-millionaire pastor Joel Osteen initially refused to open the doors of his megachurch as a shelter, instead offering prayers. When criticized, he claimed it was inaccessible due to floods, despite dozens of pictures proving otherwise.
BgW9e TIL The Norwegian heavy-water saboteurs in 1943 put the whole operation on ice for 2 or 3 minutes to help the man guarding the facility find his misplaced glasses. After they found his glasses, they lit the fuses and the sabotage was a success. All saboteurs got out alive without any shots fired.
XlXr TIL An elite French Cavalry Unit was surrounded by the Russians who ordered them to Surrender at the Battle of Eylau in 1806. A french colonel retorted “Have a look at my men and tell me if they look like ones who want to surrender!”. They then Charged and hacked their way back to the French lines.