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TIL in 1915 a group of 112 Belgian prisoners asked the German commandant permission to organize a bike race. Under strict rules and heavy oversight, the racers escaped from Belgium simply by continuing after they crossed the finish line.

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l9la TIL that during the Hungarian Uprising, Radio Bucharest was raided by the Soviets in early October 1956, leaving only one western recording for the station to play: My Boy Lollypop by Barbie Gaye. The station played the song non stop for over a month, making it very much the song of the revolution.
8Gjb TIL There is a day in Russia called “Procreation day” Russians are allowed to skip work in order to have sex and if they give birth 9 months later they are rewarded with prizes such as a washing machine.
YpoBP TIL the Scottish Highlands and the Appalachians are the same mountain range, once connected as the Central Pangean Mountains.
OoOd1 TIL that for a period of four years, the North Irish Horse (a British regiment) was reduced in size to a single man, Major Sir Ronald Ross
VMZAk TIL 10 Babies were born and raised on the island of ALCATRAZ. Also most of the families that lived on "The Rock" left their homes unlocked, as compared to San Francisco, all the bad guys were already locked up!