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TIL that the first footage of a real war was shot by Frederick Villiers during the Battle of Volos in 1897

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6EWNQ TIL that actor Sir Anthony Hopkins was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome only 10 years ago.
jNpln TIL The NYPD has a beekeeping unit with 2 full time officers whose job it is to focus solely on any issues related to bees in the city.
QOA6 TIL in 1846 during the Mexican-american war, a group formed called “St. Patrick’s Battalion” that consisted of Irish Catholics. They faced discrimination in the US, so they switched to fight for Mexico.
BreEy TIL an EPA employee was convicted of defrauding the agency of $800,000 for skipping work over the course of 11 years by pretending to be a CIA agent.
nPPG TIL of the term champagne socialist, which is a term used to describe self-described socialists who lead upper middle class lifestyles incompatible with their political convictions