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TIL Russians call WWII "The Great Patriotic War"

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QQXa TIL that John Murtha, a sitting congressman til his death in 2010, was one of the corrupt politicians targeted in the sting on which American Hustle was based, and he was never prosecuted
D1dxJ TIL that despite 12 indictments and several convictions of high level officials involved in the Iran-Contra scandal, all perpetrators were either pardoned or had sentences overturned resulting in no prison time. The only person to go to jail was a minister who stole a street sign in protest.
M7Nr7 TIL that Pacific Islanders were forced to come to Australia to be slaves on sugar plantations in a practice known as "blackbirding"
mxrBR TIL that Stanisław Kowalski is the oldest man in Poland and still competes in sprinting, shot put and discus. He credits his longevity to never going to the doctor and doing whatever he wants
ADKnw TIL that Gustave the crocodile that allegedly killed 300 people has been killed