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TIL there’s a syndrome that happens when some people get to Paris due to the level of disappointment felt.

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KOB8a TIL Henry Ford anti-semitic propaganda was likely the most sustained printed attacks on Jews the world had ever seen at his time -“I regard Henry Ford as my inspiration,” Hitler told the News.
grvmy TIL the Swedish military goes by mission command rather than chain of command. Meaning orders & rules can be ignored if they interfere with objectives. This led to some friction in Bosnia as Nordbat 2 would ignore UNs rules of engagement to obtain the primary objective of preserving civilian lives.
dK88 TIL Danish queen Margrethe II drew illustrations for the “Lord of the Rings”, J.R.R. Tolkien was pleased enough s.t. she became an “official Tolkien artist” responsible for the Danish edition of 1977
rNl0y TIL that the Fukushima disaster would have caused far less months of life lost if the residents were instead sheltered in place because of the factors due to the displacement such as suicide, depression and stress causing more months of life lost in the process.
aLyb TIL after he was KIA during the Korean War, Sgt. John Rice, a Native American, was refused burial at a Sioux City cemetery because of his heritage. Hearing the news, President Truman ordered him buried at Arlington with full military honors between two generals