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TIL that during WW2, the Ukrainian and Polish partisans fought a bloody civil war concurrent with the German and Soviet invasions. Both sides committed heinous atrocities that killed tens of thousands of Polish and Ukrainian civilians.

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9rap TIL: headlines that end with a question mark can be answered no: Betteridge’s Law. Any headline with a question mark is usually a BS story.
wLwE TIL A professor died from from dropping a few drops of a substance called Dimethylmercury on her glove when conducting an experiment.
Oop4R TIL Bulla Felix was a Roman bandit leader active around 205–207 AD. Bulla is known for not killing his victims, stealing only some of their money, employing artists, disguising himself as Roman officials, and leading a 600 man regiment of runaway slaves and free men.
GAlvj TIL that in addition to being a drug cheat. Lance Armstrong is also been accused of being a technical cheat. It’s alleged he used a tiny motor on his bike. This is supported by video evidence of unusual recurring movements he made in races to engage the engine on the bike just before acceleration.
D1QYD TIL that the country with the highest female to male ratio of Primary School enrollment is Iran with a ratio of 1.223