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TIL that German-born soldiers made up about 10% of Union forces during the Civil War. Some of them were exiled supporters of the 1848 revolutions that swept Europe. After the war, the Forty-Eighters supported improved labor laws, and also advanced development in education, medicine, and journalism.

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69l7Q TIL in 2008, 4 men took a wedding guest into the woods and stabbed him to death after he accidentally brushed the bride's backside. They then set his corpse on fire, consumed portions of his body, and reportedly served some of his remains to other guests at the wedding.
1aQvO TIL that when a Japanese train left the station 25 seconds early, the company apologized and said "The great inconvenience we placed upon our customers was truly inexcusable"
nyJB TIL that Oscar winning film composer Hans Zimmer (Gladiator, The Lion King) was a member of the band ‘The Buggles’ who sang 'Video Killed the Radio Star’
vjVK TIL that after the death of Campus Police Officer Sean Collier at MIT, players from rival factions in the game “Ingress” created two portals at the site of his death, which are left untouched as a virtual monument.
woxN7 TIL of the New Guinea Singing Dog, a breed of dog native to the mountains of Papua that don't bark. Instead, they make "yodeling" noises. It is also the closest relative to the Australian Dingo.