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TIL that during WWII, the CIA put out the “Simple Sabotage Field Manual” which described ways that ordinary citizens could sabotage the Nazis by doing things such as “holding conferences when there is more critical work” and “issuing 2 train tickets for the same seat to create an argument”.

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kOLWB TIL that the earliest-living historical person known by name is Iry-Hor, a predynastic pharaoh who ruled over Upper Egypt in around 3200 BC. His dynasty is regarded in Egyptology as 'Dynasty 0' - the first out of 30 dynasties that reigned over Egypt.
yJjV TIL Zebras actually have a black skin, with white stripes - not the other way around.
N7jNb TIL that Henry Tandy, the soldier who allegedly spared Adolf Hitler, went on to become the most decorated private soldier in WWI. During the 5th battle of Ypres, Tandy, who refused to kill unarmed men one of which, was supposedly Hitler, Received the Victorian Cross award.
K8Ra TIL that Australia is home to trees which can deliver a fatal sting to humans, the Gympi Gympi tree.
jZ1Q TIL a scorpion’s anus is at the end of its tail, not on its butt