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TIL that Japanese POWS provided a vast wealth of information during WWII. This was because most Japanese soldiers were unaware of the rights they retained as prisoners under the Geneva convention. Many also felt indebted to American troops for the courteous treatment they received.

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gMNdy TIL There is a all women vigilanty group in India called the Gulabi Gang that hunt down men who commit crimes against women.
QJX96 TIL of the Raines Sandwich. In 1896, New York passed the Raines law to reduce Sunday drinking. The law had a loophole allowing bars to serve alcohol only with a meal. Staff added a sandwich to every drink order, then took it away, serving it to the next customer - the sandwich often lasted all day.
gMeRb TIL that in 1995, a Nick Leeson single handedly bankrupted Britain's oldest merchant bank by losing $1.4 B dollars in bad trades.
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yyAJ TIL Marilyn Manson wrote an article in 1999 after the Columbine shooting and blamed the media for making the murderers ‘celebrities’