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TIL The U.S. Founding Fathers were against Political Parties, and thought they would lead to competition for power, instead of making decisions for the people.

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nejd7 TIL German and Russian troops had to call a temporary truce in modern Lithuania/Belarus during WWI because wolves kept trying to eat them. “Poison, rifle fire, hand grenades and even machine guns were tried to no avail.” Wolves even attacked them in the trenches, making effective battle impossible.
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