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TIL all maps of China are slightly wrong
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TIL In 1942, German submarines sunk a British passenger ship. They surfaced to collect survivors, announced their presence to the allies and sailed under a Red Cross flag. The U-Boats were attacked by allied planes, forcing the submarine to throw all the survivors back into the sea and crash dive.
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TIL: The word Xmas has been used for over 1000 years with X (Chi) representing the first letter of the Greek word Χριστός (Christós).
DQNej
TIL contrary to popular belief Romans didn't forfeit Germania after the battle of Teutoburg forest, they sent 8 legions to recover their eagles and punish the Germans, after committing a minor genocide the legions were re-called over political concerns about the growing popularity of their general.
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TIL Toilets (toilets being flushed) almost never were seen in American cinema in the 1960s. In his "Psycho" Alfred Hitchcock masterfully used a scene of a toilet being flushed, which had an additional shocking effect on the viewers of that day.
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TIL the film Lord of War (2005) was officially endorsed by the human rights group Amnesty International for highlighting the arms trafficking by the international arms industry