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TIL despite being outnumbered by japanese natives by 4551%, per capita Africans are responsible for 3.5 times as much crime as Japanese natives in Japan

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0w8GA TIL of Noor Inayat Khan, an Indian woman who was posthumously awarded the George Cross for her service during WWII. She was the first female wireless operator to be parachuted into France to assist the French resistance. Later betrayed by a a member of the resistance, she would be executed in Dachau
RpO6 TIL the character Alex, a character in South Park that appeared once, in the episode Red Man’s Greed, was voiced by Alex Glick who was the highest bidder at a charity auction to benefit AIDS research
pQo4 TIL in the Winter War, the Soviets, while bombing the Finns, claimed they were air-dropping food to the “starving people of Helinski”. The Finnish people dubbed the Soviet bombs “Molotov bread baskets”, and in return called their firebombs Molotov cocktails, as “a drink to go with the food.”
x6mk TIL that Computers have beat man at every game but one — the ancient Chinese board game Go. It is the oldest game in the world at which man remains the undisputed champion.
gZpb TIL in 1984, James Huberty called a mental health center seeking help. Because he did not state it was an emergency, his call was not returned. The next day he walked into a crowded McDonald’s in San Ysidro and began shooting, killing 21 and injuring 19 more.