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TIL that The battle on ice, known as the 'ice massacre', is the only instance in history of a full-scale battle on a frozen lake, resulting in the Teutonic knights being dramatically defeated when the ice gave way beneath them under the weight of their armour

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gVa9 TIL that Pope John XII either died during sex with a married woman or was beaten to death by her husband, among many other scandalous acts he performed (affairs, toasting to the devil, ordaining a ten-year-old boys as a bishop, etc., etc., etc.).
kJLne TIL about Jacques Hébert's public execution by guillotine in the French Revolution. To amuse the crowd, the executioners rigged the blade to stop inches from Hébert's neck. They did this three times before finally executing him.
DQgLY TIL because of the US Neutrality act at the start of WWII, the US delivered planes to the US-Canadian border and Britain pulled the across using horses or trucks.
VMpZp TIL that a Marine called customer service when his M107 .50 caliber sniper rifle failed during a gunfight with the Taliban. After several minutes the weapon was back in service.
PY5rw TIL that the average household will use 40% more toilet paper than usual if all of its members are staying home around the clock.