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TIL During the Battle of the Bulge, General Anthony McAuliffe responded 'Nuts!' to a German surrender ultimatum, baffling their commanders. The 101st Airborne held out under siege until relief arrived

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jN49E TIL that Christianity is the most persecuted religion in the world. 200 million Christians (10 percent of the global total) are socially disadvantaged, harassed or actively oppressed for their beliefs
m1PLP TIL that the recently built 5 billion dollar SoFI Stadium in Inglewood, CA. has no air conditioning, it instead relies on the sea breeze to cool the stadium down
9YM0X TIL About the Asoh defence, a term for frank acceptance of blame when you are at full fault. It’s named after Kohei Asoh, an airplane pilot who landed his plane in the waters of San Francisco, just shy of the runway. When asked about why he did this, he said: “As you Americans say, I F**cked up.”
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jNVX TIL that in 1991 the #55 Mazda 787B is the only car with a non-reciprocating engine to win the 24 hours of Le Mans. Its wankel engine was so good (930 bhp from a 2.6l engine) that after winning the race it was banned.