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TIL Rudolf Vrba & another man escaped from Auschwitz by noting that after prisoners went missing, searching only lasted for 3 days. They hid in a hole for 3 days outside the inner perimeter fence, & on the 4th day got away.

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XED1r TIL that George C. Scott refused the Academy Award for his portrayal of George Patton on philosophical grounds. His reasoning was that dramatic performances were so unique that to compare them to each other was impossible.
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0wAeL TIL when Robert E Lee and the confederate army surrendered, Union soldiers silently saluted them. Normally victorious armies would taunt or mock defeated ones, but Union general Chamberlain respected the confederatestood much and ordered his men to salute.