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TIL The Nazi commander that put down the Warsaw Uprising went on to remain unpunished for his crimes.

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xBvw TIL that in 1988 Reagan prevented the Senate from putting sanctions on Iraq for its violation of the Geneva Protocol on Chemical Weapons. The US also voted against a UN Security Council statement condemning Iraq’s use of chemical weapons
LQePQ TIL Adolf Hitler helped design the Volkswagen Beetle.
Makb TIL George II of GB died alone sitting on his toilet after drinking hot chocolate, but he lived longer than any of his predecessors
rND4M TIL that on 8th May 1945 on "Victory in Europe Day", the princesses Elizabeth and Margaret secretly slipped out of Buckingham Palace to join London’s jubilant crowds. Queen Elizabeth later described this as “one of the most memorable nights of my life.”
M5QA TIL Hawaii uses the Union Jack in its state flag. It was never a British territory.