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TIL Nazi Germany destroyed the city of Warsaw virtually completely following an uprising that resulted in the 500k citizens being taken captive. Germany had plans to turn the city into a manmade lake to erase it completely from history.

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v1wZK TIL that cannibals call humans “long pig” due to the sweet, pork-like flavor that they say is characteristic of human flesh.
JaMV TIL during a TV show, Frank Zappa was asked by a WW2 veteran with a wooden leg : “so I guess your long hair makes you a woman”. He replied “so I guess your wooden leg makes you a table.”
9wQwm TIL California's only pirate was a corsair sent by the Argentine Navy. He took control of Monterey for six days and during this time his Argentinian troops burned down the town's fort, artillery headquarters, governor's residence, and the Spanish houses, but left the residents unharmed
Oo0l4 TIL A battalion of Scottish troops who went to battle in kilts was given the nickname "The Ladies from Hell" by the German troops they fought against in World War One.
WEmN TIL all polar bears are Irish: they’re descended from brown bears that lived in Ireland over 20-to-30,000 years ago.