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TIL in 2010 the US Army marched through Red Square in Moscow at the Victory Day Parade.

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mxwWE TIL A Roman slave master, Vedius Pollio, kept sharp-toothed moray eels in a pool, to throw slaves in to be eaten alive. Wen Emperor Augustus came, a slave accidentally broke a goblet. When Augustus tried to plead for the man's life, Pollio refused. Augustus ordered all Pollio's goblets smashed.
woYj1 TIL Hirsoshima, Japan is one of the few places outside of the US that celebrates Martin Luther King Jr day, due to his outspoken views on nuclear nonproliferation and disarmament.
ANJg7 TIL Mitch and Dallas Seavey, father and son dog mushers, are respectively the oldest and youngest winners of the Iditarod dogsled race. From 2012 to 2017, together they won six straight races.
rXro TIL Quentin Tarantino offered to direct ‘Casino Royale’ with the film set it in the 50’s, make it in black and white and retain Pierce Brosnan as Bond
6EjJW TIL from 1999 to 2006 John Mackey, founder of Whole Foods, made anonymous postings on a Yahoo chat forum as Rahodeb, anagram of "Deborah" supporting Whole Foods and denigrating Wild Oats, a competitor he later acquired. The messages were disclosed in court filings by the FTC.