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TIL During WW1 to save his fellow soldiers from being killed by enemy fire, Irish soldier Michael O'Leary charged two German barricades alone killing 8 German soldiers. It was reported that he charged the second barricade to kill a German he took a dislike to. He was awarded the Victoria Cross

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O1MY TIL Jurors can legally return a ‘not guilty’ verdict if they believe the law is unjust regardless of whether or not the defendant actually committed the crime through a process called 'jury nullification’ but judges rarely inform juries of this power.
GAK4 TIL Bryan Cranston was actually taught how to cook meth.
7rjpM TIL that an early Bronze Age woman was found in Britain with two lambs buried beneath her, her finger posed to point towards her ancestors tombs, and a piece of the White Cliffs of Dover chalk against her mouth. Her skull shows that she was sacrificed with a sword.
6EV8 TIL: some mathematicians want to do away with PI
gMMPA TIL that in 1796 William Beckford, the wealthiest commoner in England, had an enormous abbey built with a 90 meter tall spire. He lived in it alone and only entertained guests once.