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TIL Jimmy Stewart flew 20 combat missions in WWII and retired as a Brigadier General.

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woA7M TIL around 2500 BC, a 140 foot long ship was buried in pieces in a pit near the Great Pyramid. It was found in 1954 and the 1,224 fragments were assembled recently. Khufu’s Solar Boat "sailed" again in 2021 when it was moved by a special vehicle to the Grand Egyptian Museum.
MRZA TIL in 1943 300 extermination camp prisoners escaped after assassinating over 12 SS officers
aw9nZ TIL in China, young adults could give nudes to secure financial loans. Failure to repay these loans resulted in the nudes being shared to family and friends.
yQ1GM TIL Christmas only became a thing in Scotland in 1958, and had been BANNED for centuries following the Reformation - with strict penalties for celebrating. Instead Scots celebrated the secular Hogmanay, which remains a significant date on the nation's calendar every year.