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TIL that in 1994 Rashida Jones (Karen from The Office & Ann from Parks and Rec.) wrote an open letter to Tupac in response to remarks made by him about her parents' interracial marriage. They eventually patched up their differences and Tupac went on to become friends with Rashida and her family.

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lovA7 TIL that between 1871 and 1885 Marianne North, a Victorian biologist, and botanical painter painted in oil over 800 paintings while visiting 17 countries on 6 continents. Towards the end of her life, she presented her life's work - 832 paintings - to the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew.
6EypJ TIL about Ben Ferencz (100), the last living prosecutor from the Nuremberg Trials. After WW2 where he fought at D-Day and in other battles, he at age 27 became Chief Prosecutor at the Einsatzgruppen Trial - which was his first case and first time in a courtroom. All of the 22 accused were convicted.
JYo14 TIL: Laos is the most heavily bombed nation in history, with the US secretly dropping an average of 8 bombs a minute for 9 years during the Vietnam war
ebvJ TIL the USA collaborated with the Mafia to infiltrate and disrupt the Axis forces in Sicily prior to the Allied invasion.
wLONJ TIL about The battle of Saragarhi: When 21 Sikh soldiers of British Indian Army stood against 10,000 Afgan tribesmen