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TIL Cave painters used the flickering fire as an early form of animation!

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xyX1 TIL part of Spetznaz training involves being put in a prison uniform tasked with crossing Moscow in 24 hours, while an APB is put out on you. Police may use lethal force.
wvQ6 TIL medieval armour was surprisingly flexible and lightweight.
EgdKp TIL that God killed a man because he refused to impregnate his dead brother's wife.
ynx8 TIL before 9/11, the credits of Rambo III dedicated the movie to the ’[..] brave Mujahideen fighters of Afghanistan.’ Now it’s dedicated to the gallant people of Afghanistan.
nJJr TIL Hitler annexed Austria through a rigged popular referendum. The bubble representing “No” to union was half the size of “Yes” and was shoved to the corner of the ballot.