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TIL the brown paths of worn down grass are called "desire paths"

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MReb TIL that in World War II, American soldier John R. Fox died when he deliberately called an artillery strike on himself. Realizing that German troops were overrunning his party’s position, the strike delayed the enemy long enough for other American units to organize a counter attack.
J1YQV TiL : in 2010 underground art/protest group Voina ("war") drew a towering penis graffiti in 23 seconds on a bascule bridge in St. Petersburg. When raised, it was directly opposite the FSB (former KGB) headquarters. [NSFW]
69QpW TIL that actor James Mason's son is married to Belinda Carlisle of the Go-Go's.
Egymo TIL that the first film to be given an R rating by the MPAA was The Split, released in 1968, the same year MPAA ratings began.
yQXXv TIL that there is a German WW2 burial ground in county Wicklow,Ireland. It contains the remains of 134 German soldiers who washed up on Irish shores