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TIL ‘Operation bodyguard’ was used in WW2, a combination of inflatable tanks, phoney insignias, fake radio transmissions, dummy paratroopers and even feeding faulty information to mislead spies. These efforts helped delude Germany into believing Calais would be the site of the D-day landings.

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QNZg9 TIL about Jolly Joseph, an ordinary woman, who shocked India with her involvement in the mysterious deaths of 6 family members over 14 years which were presumed to be normal deaths. Police grew suspicious after noticing a pattern of sudden and exhumed the bodies, leading to her arrest in 2019.
69QmZ TIL that in the early 20th century, doctors used to prescribe cigarettes to patients as a treatment for a variety of ailments, including asthma, anxiety, and even sore throats. It wasn't until the 1960s that the link between smoking and lung cancer became widely known.
o4jo TIL when the West Virginia was raised after being sunk in the attack in Pearl Harbor the bodies of three sailors were found in an airtight hold along with evidence that the men had survived sixteen days after the attack.
4X1N5 TIL the whale shark (Rhincodon typus) is the champion among fish - it can reach a length of 13.5 m and a weight of 34 t! It is assumed that it can grow significantly more. It lives in the open waters of tropical oceans and it is rarely found in waters that have a temperature below 22 ° C.
8a0LV TIL of the Dryton and Apollonia archive, a family archive from 2nd century BC Egypt which contains info for 3 generations of a soldier's family, in the form of wills, divorce papers, financial accounts, personal letters etc