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TIL: A six year old boy is the youngest soldier of World War 2.

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v94L TIL during WW2 Nazi German forces designed explosive laden chocolate bars for Winston Churchill knowing his weakness for them, believing that it’d be an easy way to kill him. They also made explosive laden coal pieces, thermos flasks and mess tins among many others. An alert MI5 foiled these plans.
8ag64 TIL: In 2006, at the time of PS3’s launch, each console was sold at a loss of around US $240 per console, while the Xbox 360 lost around US $125 per console when it launched in 2005.
R7KPa TIL professional clowns who want to patent their look can paint their likeness on an egg and have them stored in the Clown Gallery in East London. This egg registry acts as an informal copyright that protects a clown from having their look stolen by a copycat.
d44j today I learned scumbag girlfriend is an escort in Louisville. - seems legit
9wV4Q TIL about the disappearance of Richey Edwards, the lyricist and rhythm guitarist of the Welsh band Manic Street Preachers. Due to the strange circumstances surrounding his disappearance, there have been multiple theories that he faked his own death.