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TIL the oldest alliance in the world that is still in force is between UK and portugal and date back to 1373

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J1Wrv TIL of Eddie Slovik. Court-martialed for desertion in WWII, he is the only US soldier to be executed for purely military offenses since the Civil War. He said he deserted because prison was better than combat, and anticipated a light sentence. He was executed to deter others from thinking similarly.
8eE7b TIL the opposite of a mule is called a hinny
9YAWm TIL that there exists a species of sharks that can live up to 500 years. That means that some of them lived through the founding of the US, industrial revolution, and two world wars and are still alive today
nWpPG TIL In order to repay $30,000 dollars in legal costs due to a lawsuit brought by Wendy Carlos, Momus commissioned 30 songs on his following album for $1,000 each. Every song was dedicated to whomever paid for it.
mx15x TIL a 10,000 man Mongol army was destroyed by Egyptian Mamluks after being fooled by a feigned retreat and getting surrounded, a tactic often used by the Mongol's themselves