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TIL That World Fairs are still happening and the next one will be in 2015 at Milan

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OWr6 TIL the British law for Treason was created in 1351, is written in Medieval French and remains unchanged to this day.
5VoBQ TIL that in Who Framed Roger Rabbit, the villainous weasels were to have an extra member of their gang, the creepy trenchcoat-wearing “Flasher Weasel”. Take a wild guess as to what he’d do and why he was cut.
QJLBd TIL rescue dogs searching the ruins of 9/11 found too few survivors that it caused them depression because they felt they had failed. The rescue workers pretended and hide themselves in the rubble in order to give the dogs successful finds and keep them motivated.
yQR9a TIL The use of barber's pole dates back to the middle ages. The barbers used to perform surgery on customers, therefore the colored stripes indicated that they were prepared to bleed their patients (red), set bones or pull teeth (white), or give a shave if nothing more urgent was needed (blue).
BrQoy TIL that at WWII, Brazil was fighting alongside the Allies in Italy. Three Brazilian soldiers fought against a large German party until running out of o ammo and dying. When the Germans discovered they were only three soldiers, they buried them and added the inscription: "To three Brazilian heroes"