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TIL that after Soviet Russia signed a cooperative pact with Nazi Germany in 1939, they invaded and annexed Poland, and they claimed it was to protect the Ukrainians and Belarusians who lived in the eastern part of Poland.

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R7646 TIL about Germany Schaefer, who played major-league baseball from 1901 to 1918. He liked to steal first base after reaching second to confuse the pitcher. After his retirement, a rule was passed that any player who ran the bases in the wrong direction would be called out.