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TIL in 1990, 2 thieves dressed as policemen stole the only Rembrandt seascape painting in existence in one of the most expensive art heists ever. The case remains unsolved today.

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KOpo9 TIL The Battle of The Eclipse aka The Battle of Halys that took place in 585 BC which was halted due to a solar eclipse during the on-going fight. Both sides took this as a bad omen from their gods and sought to negotiate resulting in the ending of a 6 year long war between the two empires.
4OYw TIL that it’s not just video games that people have blamed for the actions of children. In 1979 and 1990, it was Dungeons and Dragons.
QNNBE TIL Royal Marines and allied forces defeated US marines during a five day simulation called Green Dagger. The US asked for a reset halfway through and the Royal Marines went on to control two thirds of the battlefield.
9Y7J7 TIL, One of the Jackass Movies ("Jackass: Bad Grandpa") was actually Nominated for an Oscar.
v5KR TIL, if people in the top 10% for alcohol consumption were to reduce their total consumption to that of the next lowest 10% group; alcohol sales would drop by 60% in the United States.