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TIL Georg Von Trapp Killed 684 French Sailors during WWI. His family would be later be the basis for “The Sound of Music”.

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LXrm TIL when Quentin Roosevelt was shot down over France in WW1 the Germans buried him with military honors “because he was a gallant aviator, who died fighting bravely against odds and because he was the son of Colonel Teddy Roosevelt whom they esteemed as one of the greatest Americans”
aGkJ TIL that over 1000 priceless books disappeared from a mountaintop abbey to the confusion of the monks and the local police, and despite reinforcing the library’s doors and changing its locks. Turned out the culprit was using a long-forgotten secret passageway found in the public archives.
1aRbW TIL Zoroastrian funerals involve a ritual called sagdid (dog-sight). A dog was brought in before the body. If the dog stares steadily at the body, the person is still alive. If it doesn't look at the body, death is confirmed. This was useful in ensuring that a coma was not being mistaken for death.
0dQnv TIL that Stephen Hawking lived longer after diagnosis (55 years) than any other known individual with ALS
KOGga TIL In 1978, a man was sentenced to life in prison for forging an $88 check because he refused to accept a plea deal and had previously been convicted of two felonies. The Supreme Court upheld the decision.