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TIL in 1942 a RAF pilot dropped a huge French flag on the Arc de Triomphe in occupied Paris then raked the Gestapo’s hedquarters with 20mm shells.

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6KEJ TIL A vegan couple was sentenced to life in prison for the death of their 6-week-old baby boy, who was fed a diet largely consisting of soy milk and apple juice.
8apLZ TIL that Freddie Mercury wrote 'Crazy Little Thing Called Love' in the bath. He was in the tub at a hotel and got inspired for the song, he even had the piano brought to his tub to allow him to compose.
16DaP TIL American spies had to be taught not to slouch and lean on things to blend in with Europeans
VZB8 TIL that the analysis of the camera of the Surveyor 3 lunar landing probe, which was brought back by the crew of Apollo 12 in 1969, two years after it landed, showed that bacteria that had entered it during manufacturing had survived the lunar conditions.
JxdB TIL about the blue-ringed octopus, which despite being only 5-8 inches in size, carries enough venom to kill 26 humans within minutes. The bites are tiny and painless, with some victims not aware they were bit until paralysis sets in.