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TIL about the Great Hanging at Gainesville, a confederate war crime where 41 suspected unionists were executed in October of 1862

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v17M8 TIL in Belgium and France, Farmers still recover tens of thousands of unexploded shells and ordinance From WW1 that get pushed up by normal ground shifting (frost thrust, etc) and plowed up in farming fields. They call it "The Iron Harvest". They expect this to continue for hundreds of years.
1nwr TIL that Socrates complained about “kids these days” in much the same way that people do today.
Rmma TIL Microsoft helped save Apple by buying $150m of preferred Apple stock in 1997. They sold it in 2003 losing out on tens of billions of cash had they held onto it.
4koBb TIL that in 12th grade Steve Wozniak made a fake bomb, laughed at the principal that disarmed it then electrocuted the guards at juvenile detention with 120v electricity.
4AP6 TIL Before ‘The Joy of Painting’ was launched, Bob Ross would have his hair permed to save money on haircuts. The perm was uncomfortable for him but as the show gained popularity it became his most iconic feature, ultimately forcing him to keep the style