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TIL during WWII, Canada had PoW camps. The prisoners are referred to as the happiest prisoners, and were treated well. Many were given jobs, and some were even trusted with the guards rifles to go hunting. After the war, many brought their families to Canada.

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E15v7 TIL that United States Army had a tactical deception unit called "Ghost Army" during the WW2, it consisted of 1100 soldiers, their job was to deceive the enemy by inflatable tanks, sound trucks, and fake radio transmissions.
WAaY TIL light in itself isn’t special, it’s just that according to Einstein, the fastest speed reachable in the universe is 300K m/s. It just happens that light is the only thing we detected that travels without limitations in vacuum, which is why we associate the speed limit of the universe with it.
Ovpe TIL as head of Iraq’s Olympic Committee, Saddam Hussein’s son Uday dragged athletes who underperformed through a gravel pit, then immersed them in sewage to induce infection.
MeN90 TIL that Sir James Dyson started his vacuum company in his 40’s when he had three young kids and was in debt by putting up his home as collateral on a loan and now owns 100% of his company and has a personal net worth of over 7 billion dollars!
jX7j TIL That in Sid Meier’s Civilization Gandhi was programmed to be the most peaceful leader. Due to a bug in the endgame he becomes the most aggressive and casual user of nuclear weapons.