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TIL The Roman Colosseum was sometimes flooded to re-enact sea battles

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WWZ4 TIL that Otto Skorzeny, a Nazi commando during WWII, was tried for war crimes for having worn Allied uniforms to conduct missions behind the lines. He was acquitted after British commandos testified that they did the same during the war and convicting him would have meant an indictment against them.
lXBB TIL that the Great Pyramid of Giza only had at most 58mm of error on the 756 foot edges of its base.
N7ZRJ TIL of Rodriguez; a US-based '70s musician, who became a construction worker after commercial failure in the US. However, unbeknown to him, he achieved cult-like status in South Africa, where both his albums went platinum. His daughter found out after discovering a website dedicated to him, in 1997.
DXOe TIL Ex-Target CEO Gregg Steinhafel’s 2014 severance package ($61 million USD) is greater than the severance package for all 17,000+ Canadian Target employees combined ($70 million CAD)
ppdp TIL that reading fiction can help boost your empathy by practicing your ability to see the world through other people’s eyes, whether it be the author’s or a character’s.