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TIL- during WW1, around the Christmas of 1914, groups of soldiers held unofficial ceasefires. Opposing soldiers exchanged food and souvenirs. Some sang carols and played football together, and remained friends after the war. This is now referred to as the “Christmas Truce” +1 for humanity

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