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TIL that a mom who set her daughter’s rapist on fire was originally sentenced to more jail time than he was.

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jNyRj TIL that even though they are often the butt of many “French Surrender” jokes, Frances military is actually the most successful and prolific of all the European military powers. Out of 168 battles fought since 387BC they won 109,fought 10 to a draw, and lost 49.
lok1r TIL that the name "IPod was inspired by "2001: A Space Odyssey"
BgOW TIL in 1561 the citizens of Nuremberg witnessed an “aerial battle” that lasted for over an hour, with strangely shaped objects “fighting” each other until one side was the victor
A1Zo TIL in 1981, the Brazilian dictatorship planned an attack to an event attended by 20k people. The 2 soldiers that carried the attack made a mistake and ended up blowing the bomb on themselves (1 dead, 1 injured). The attack was planned to convince the country that left-wing guerrilas were a threat.
QaZX TIL Paul Simon, after completing five top-selling Simon & Garfunkel albums as the lead singer and lyricist of the duo, attended a one week course on songwriting at New York University.