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TIL that during the Normandy Allied Invasion Bill Millin, a Scottish Piper, played his bagpipes as he walked the beach while the carnage erupted around him. He later asked captured German prisoners why they hadn’t shot at him. They said they thought he was on a suicide mission and was clearly mad.

VXkD TIL Masturbation reduces risk of testicles cancer.
kPE7 TIL the height of the Eiffel Tower varies daily by 15cm based on the temperature
J1D4Q TIL that 10% of Japan's population is now aged 80 or older
Y7LYd TIL that the founder of Adidas and the founder of Puma are in fact brothers: Adolf and Rudolf Dassler
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