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TIL a former lawyer, Jack Thompson. Was barred and fined $100,000 for numerously linking the Grand Theft Auto series to crimes with very little or no evidence at all.

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a8JVA TIL In WWI, the German's A7V Sturmpanzerwagen tank had a minimum of 18 crew, sometimes as many as 25 men onboard. 1 commander, 1 driver, 1 mechanic, 1 signaler, 6 machine gunners, 6 loaders, and 2 artillerymen
KO5l6 TIL that Elvis Presley suffered from hereditary bowel paralysis and would often soil himself onstage. He also had megacolon and, at his autopsy, was discovered to have been constipated with four months' worth of impacted, clay-like fecal matter.
b649p TIL nazi preparations to invade Britain (Operation Sea Lion) after France fell in 1940 were obvious to the British, so they began to bolster their defenses to make any invasion as costly as possible. This included removing all street, road, and railway signs to sow maximum confusion in the enemy.
aG8Z TIL: The story of Noah’s Ark was written almost a thousand years before it was retold in the book of Genesis. It is known as the Epic of Gilgamesh
91KG TIL of the 442nd Infantry, a regiment in the US Army made up of soldiers of Japanese decent, many of whom were recruited from internment camps. It was the most decorated unit in WW2 for its size and length of service.