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wob5P TIL that in ‘43, SS officer Peiper refused to provide a written guarantee of safety for the village of Boves in exchange for the return of two captured German soldiers, saying “The word of a German is worth more than all the writings of Italians.” After their release, he torched the town, killing 24
e09Eb TIL that the Peloponnesian war officially ended in 1996, when the mayors of the two cities signed a peace treaty, although it took place in the years between 431- 404 BC making it last around 2500 years.
69JQ TIL that in Irish mythology, there is a story of a god divinely conceiving a child in a newlywed virgin’s belly. The women says “screw that,” aborts the child, then goes and gets pregnant with her husband’s child; the 100% human baby goes on to be a great hero.
mxpDR TIL that David Koresh, leader of the Branch Davidian ranch cult in Waco was a songwriter and musician that attempted to make it big in Hollywood. (Fact #5 on list in link)
X0L76 TIL The Pokémon Snorlax was designed as a caricature of Game Freak programmer Kōji Nishino, who is known for having a large appetite. Nishino is nicknamed "Kirby" after the gluttonous video game character, which is reflected in Snorlax's original name (Kabigon).