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TIL over 2 million women were raped by the Russian Army after the fall of Nazi Germany.

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R5vml TIL that britian ordered and carried out the murder of every single able bodied man between the ages of 18 and 70 in a whole province of sri lanka in 1818
XER0D TIL about the attempted hijacking of FedEx Flight 705 by a disgruntled employee who filled a guitar case filled with hammers and a spear gun. The captain (ex-Navy) performer extreme arial maneuvers while the first officer and engineer fended off the attacker. The plane landed safely and all survived
wr8o TIL of an unassuming middle-aged Texas woman who dressed as a male cowboy and robbed several banks without using a weapon. She was eventually caught and served 15 years. Upon her release, “Cowboy Bob,” now 60, robbed another bank and was killed during her escape when she pulled a toy gun on police.
4Xr5 TIL That picking your nose and eating your boogers is good for your immune system
mxDMp TIL that John F. Kennedy's brother, Robert Kennedy, was assassinated as well, by a 22 year old palestinian christian