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TIL Finland used a lot of resources and logistics during WW II to bring the fallen to their home parishes for a proper funeral, instead of using mass graves in the battlefield.

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N7NmM TIL the German crime show Aktenzeichen XY Ungelöst (Case number XY...unsolved) has been on the air for more than 53 years and provided the inspiration for Unsolved Mysteries and America's Most Wanted in the US and Crimewatch in the UK.
ZQyp TIL, there are no battleships remaining in service or in reserve with any navy worldwide.
kO8Jm TIL that when Frank Zappa's first son was born the hospital refused to register the name Dweezil, so Frank named him Ian Donald Calvin Euclid Zappa, after a few of his musician friends, and just called him Dweezil until his son was 5 and it was changed legally.
baD0 TIL William Hung, known for his famous American Idol audition, is a 73rd generation descendant of Confucius
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