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TIL the real mastermind behind the Sook Ching massacre and Bataan Death March got off scot-free

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7rJeP TIL the space shuttle Challenger was not originally intended to actually go to space, but was an airframe made to be submitted to (non-destructive) structural tests. After that it was decided to make it into a flying Shuttle. It lasted only 9 missions before exploding.
BrWnW TIL that this is the 100th anniversary of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre where the British gunned down 1500 peaceful Indian protesters in 10 minutes. Colonel Dryer, the man who ordered the massacre said he “wanted to punish Indians for disobedience.”
RRvQ TIL there are 24 hours in a day because the Egyptians counted in base 12, not base 10 like we do today. They counted finger joints instead of fingers.
69mlX TIL Kim Dotcom, founder of the controversial Megaupload, was once the world’s top-ranked Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 player. Before his 2012 arrest in New Zealand, he achieved the highest cumulative score in free-for-all mode out of over 15 million players worldwide.
D110Y TIL of Manga Kenkanryu, a Japanese comic series about Japanese young people who form a group critical of Korea, debating a pro-Korea Group, and humiliating them