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TIL the new Disney’s film “Moana” has been called “Oceania” in Italy presumably to avoid confusion with an Italian porn star of the same name, Moana Pozzi

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Anj7 TIL Erwin Rommel as a junior officer in the German Army during World War 1, captured 19,000 Italian soldiers during the Battle of Caporetto over the course of 13 days with less than 150 men under his command. Six German soldiers died under his command in the battle.
ADvMx TIL that facial hair in the military of many countries is prohibited, due mainly to safety concerns with the airtight seal while using a gas mask. There are numerous militaries around the world that have very strict policies regarding facial hair length, style and grooming.
VM84D TIL Mozart wrote a Piano Sonata for Rose Cannabich, his 15 year old pupil. Mozart described it as a sort of a portrait of "a very beautiful well-behaved girl, very sensible and demure for her age, serious, speaking little but, when she does, with grace and friendliness"
ADQeB TIL that tigers can, and will, take revenge on those who have wronged them. They are one of the most vengeful animals on the planet.
PYKVG TIL there are isolated tribes that violently reject contact with the outside world near India. They are some of the last people to be untouched by modern civilization.