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p8yMZ TIL during the Battle of Germantown, a little terrier was seen wandering between the American and British lines; British General Lord Howe's dog had gotten loose. It was taken to Washington to keep as a trophy, instead he fed and brushed him, and formally returned the dog under a flag of truce
XEEp6 TIL that Berlin Jew Stella Kubler outed between 600 and 3,000 other Berlin Jews during WWII and thus sent them to their deaths. After the war, she converted to Christianity, immigrated to Canada, and ended up committing suicide in 1994.
GY9oE Today I learned that the Original Olympic Flag was stolen by an American Diver on a dare then kept by him for 80 years.
x61wb TIL about Cynane,Alexander the Great's warrior half-sister. Unlike most women of the time,she was given a martial education, and led her own troops into battle. She slew an Illyrian queen in battle,defeated the army of one of Alexander's generals,and after she was killed by Alcetas,his troops rioted
dDpN9 TIL that RuPaul, american author, and Senator Cory Booker, from New Jersey, discovered they're cousins thanks to the PBS show Find Your Roots. Both were happy about the news, and Cory later appeared on an episode of RuPaul's Drag Race.