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TIL that a false surrender is a war crime under Protocol I of the Geneva Convention.

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6EVXX TIL that Singapore Airlines has a "Corpse Cupboard", a cupboad used to store the body of anyone that dies on one of their flights.
wvj6 TIL in a 1978 Tennessee state legislature race, one candidate murdered his opponent. Because he was not convicted before the election, his name had to remain on the ballot while his victim’s was removed, leading the murdered candidate’s widow to run a successful write-in campaign.
W76bN TIL The line, "There'll be scary ghost stories" in the song It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year referred to a Victorian era practice of telling ghost stories at Christmas.
l7BmG TIL Seinfeld’s iconic Festivus holiday( episode “The Strike”). Didn’t appear until the Last Season. Which is notable for such a lasting meme coming at the end of a sitcom.
mDPo TIL that in the 1890’s Emperor Menelek of Ethiopia was impressed by the new method of execution in the USA, the electric chair. He ordered three to be sent to his palace only to learn he needed electricity to use them. He gave two away and used the last chair as a throne.