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TIL on Christmas Day 1914, British and German troops spontaneously decided on a truce during which they “shared cigars, good cheer, chocolate and, in more than one place, a game of soccer”.

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EELw TIL in 1893 the Supreme Court held trial on whether tomato is a fruit or a vegetable. Testimonies consisted mainly of reading various dictionary entries. It was unanimously ruled a vegetable after 16 days.
61j7 TIL the title Ms. was introduced by the Feminist movement in the 1960’s by women who felt that they should be known for something other than who they were married to
LQrlV TIL at the height of operations during the Berlin airlift, one plane reached West Berlin every thirty seconds. The C-47s and C-54s together flew over 92,000,000 miles (148,000,000 km) in the process, almost the distance from Earth to the Sun.
x667B TIL In 1014, Byzantine Emperor Basil II captured several thousand Bulgarian soldiers, put them into groups of 100, and blinded 99 in every group. The last soldiers had only one eye gouged out and were ordered to lead their blind friends home. Upon seeing this, Tsar Samuel died of a heart attack.
pMlA TIL that “Fairy Bread” is a common treat served at children’s parties in Australia - consisting of buttered bread and sprinkles.