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TIL: over 600 US planes crashed in a remote region of the Himalayas whilst delivering supplies to Chinese forces over "the hump"

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oRaRW TIL Sony in the past released a Bravia TV with a built-in PlayStation 2
rR7k1 TIL comedian Joey Diaz kidnapped a man and stole 2 kilos of cocaine from him in 1987. He was arrested for it and sentenced to prison but in 2019 that man went to a Joey Diaz show after they corresponded for 5 years and Diaz apologized for his actions.
nMRY TIL that one of the Nazi generals who was responsible for the Wola massacre of 40,000 in Poland was pardoned by West Germany because “genocide was not in the criminal code of Nazi Germany”.
p81KA TIL that Bronn from Game of Thrones (Jerome Flynn), was part of a 90’s pop duo that earned three UK number one singles, and a 6x platinum album!
BrraK TIL that before whistles were introduced, hockey referees used a cowbell. They had to switch to whistles when fans started bringing their own cowbells to disrupt game play.