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TIL that ‘Julius Caeser’ was pronounced 'YOO-lee-us KYE-sahr’ in ancient Rome

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jNAvN TIL when Japan occupied Korea, they built Shinto Shrines to enforce "Japanization" on Korea. One of these shrines (the national shrine) was Chōsen Shrine. When Japan surrendered, Korea demolished it and built a monument to An Jung-geun, the man who assassinated Japan's Prince, Itō Hirobumi.
4kL7o TIL that a kangaroo rat can survive without ever drinking water. It extracts water from it's diet of seeds.
groj7 TIL That Roland Freisler, the German judge who presided over the trials of many of the July 20 plotters, died in the very courtroom the trials were conducted during an Allied bombing raid just a few months before the end of WWII.
lnoG TIL that Nintendo provided service support for the NES console for over 24 years
nWpO9 TIL that the Knights Hospitaller, One of the many Catholic military orders that fought in the Crusades, exists today and briefly had an air force.