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TIL In 2012, The City Of Brussels Erected A Life-Sized Statue of Jean Claude Van Damme.

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gMAP9 TIL that the Southern Baptist Church formed in 1844 when Baptists living in the south opposed the efforts of Baptists living in the north to prevent missionaries from owning slaves. So they formed the Southern Baptist church, a church that explicitly allowed slavery.
xY0k TIL: The 2008 Housing Crisis Displaced More Americans than the 1930’s Dust Bowl
wokGJ TIL That from 1909-1937 the Netherlands had the time zone UTC+ 19 minutes 32.13 seconds
xOV7 TIL to get Greeks to gain an interest in potatoes, a large shipment of potatoes was left on the docks of Nafplio under guard. The guards were ordered to turn a blind eye to theft and all of the potatoes were stolen. The plan succeeded.
gr567 TIL that the first ever instance of an individual being convicted for war crimes occurred in May of 1474, and the defendant was Peter von Hagenbach, a knight and governor of Upper Alsace for the Duchy of Burgundy. Turns out 'I was just following orders' is an old excuse.