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TIL of the Ngatik massacre, where almost the entire male population of an island was murdered for Tortoise shells and left a massive linguistic mark in the region.

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OL67 TIL that the British offered the American colonies full self governance and representation in Parliament in 1778 and the Continental Congress rejected the offer.
KOaw TIL that during a siege in 1857, a mysterious Scottish soldier watched one his comrades get shot, and announced that he had joined the regiment simply to see that man die. He then ran into a breach singing Bible verses and trying unsuccessfully to get himself killed.
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