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TIL the Polish National anthem promises coming back from Italy to Poland and the Italian National anthem speaks of spilling Italian and Polish Blood against a common enemy making them uniquely reference to each other.

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dZX7 TIL that Fats Waller, jazz musician, was kidnapped by four armed men and forced to play the piano during a huge party ; he later realized he was playing for Al Capone’s birthday, who absolutely loved his music. Some say he played for three days, and went back home with a tip of thousands of dollar.
wLy7Y TIL The German word "Hamsterkäufe" is a behaviour, where people accumulate food and supplies to prepare for shortages, thus often creating the shortages in the first place.
oKoR TIL Darth Vader does NOT say “Luke, I am your father.”, but instead says “No. I am your father.”
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Mebw7 TIL The WWI Vickers Machine Gun, Used by the British from 1913-1968, was so reliable that in one test, they fired it continuously for 7 days and 7 nights