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TIL that 27% of WWII Japan's Allied prisoners died while 4% of Nazi Germany's Allied prisoners died.

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4x9a TIL that Vietnam War protesters used tethered helium balloons to ward off government helicopters that were sent to disrupt their outdoor concert.
d8Xn8 TIL that towards the end of WWI a 'second Paris' was built to fool German bombers into not bombing the real Paris. It was complete with a Champs-Elysées and Gard Du Nord, wooden replicas of buildings, and white, yellow, and red lights to create the effect of machines working at night.
5Vn9D TIL Unilever used to have a whaling fleet
N7a9N Til there’s a company that will put your ashes into ammunition cartridges/shells
5YLYr TIL former Navy pilot and journalist Paco Chierici broke the Nimitz Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon event 2 years before the New York Times did