Post * M7wL7 — Curious Curator

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TIL that during WWII, a German fighter pilot named Franz Stigler refused to shoot down a badly damaged American bomber, instead escorting it to safety. He and the American pilot, Charlie Brown, became friends decades later.

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1awGV TIL Michael Caine saw an Afrikaans foreman punch a black labourer in the face while filming Zulu (1964). He swore to never film in South Africa again while Apartheid existed; he kept his word.

BrXye TIL In the 17th and 18th centuries, a sin-eater would eat your sins for a tiny fee. For believers, each time the sin-eater did his job, he literally becomes a bit more evil.

0rAv TIL Lack of play for kids results in mental health problems.

8rMa TIL Bin Laden was made a wanted man by Gaddafi three years before 9/11

PYnPJ TIL of Hershel Williams, a W. VA farm boy who earned the Medal of Honor for Valor at Iwo Jima, 75 years ago this month. He was the last man standing in his special weapons unit, wielding a flamethrower to clear out 7 Japanese fortified pill boxes. Now 96, he is one of the few WW2 MoH holders alive.