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TIL up until 2004 it was illegal to have a divorce in Chile

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OGJJ4 TIL Genghis Khan, sent his small armies against larger ones & used the rest of his forces to terrorize the unprotected civilian population centers.He forced captives to kill their own&hid behind them while advancing,confusing enemies.A master of mobility&depth thus avoiding costly set piece battles.
VMdVG TIL that in 1933 6000 people were deported by the Soviet Union to an island in the middle of Siberia and were abandoned there without food or shelter. Within three weeks most of the prisoners were dead due to the widespread episodes of cannibalism. The island became known as “Cannibal Island”.
WkopL TIL that Domhnall Gleeson, who played Bill Weasley in the Harry Potter movies, is the son of Brendan Gleeson, who played Mad-Eye Moody.
Z8NOY TIL that over 600 fighter pilots of the Swedish Air Force were killed in training exercises during the duration of the Cold War. Eventually in the 1960's flight safety became a concern because aircraft became more expensive.
KYyl9 TIL The group that gave rise to The Beatles was The Quarry Men, a band that John Lennon had formed with his schoolmates in 1956.