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TIL about "the strangest battle in history", where US and German forces battled against the SS to protect French political prisoners.

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jJjN TIL that Martin Luther, who started the Protestant Reformation issued a “final warning” against the Jews shortly prior to his death, “If they could kill us all, they would gladly do it.”
gWZ7 TIL during the Cold War, an 18 year old German aviator (with only 50 hours worth of flying experience) illegally flew through Soviet airspace, bypassed their air defences and landed in Red Square, all in order to reduce tensions between the US and USSR.
e0P4k TIL that the South Park creators came up with the idea of Saddam Hussein dating Satan on the set of BASEketball where they’d try to impress girls by ad-libbing lines as the characters
XEMpk TIL that Mayim Bialik decided to get back into acting even after having already her PhD in neuroscience. Because by then, she was running out of health insurance.
PYQJJ TIL the Saudis have demolished almost all the ancient buildings in Mecca and Medina to make way for modern construction. This includes mosques built by Mohammad's daughter and his closest followers.