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TIL that film director Charles Stone III (Drumline) created the famous Budweiser commercial "Whassup?".

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PYOjn TIL that the word "decimation" stems from the a punishment meted out to units of the Roman army who were guilty of capital offences, whereby one man in ten was executed by nine fellow soldiers after they had all drawn lots. Thus, the army would literally be reduced by a tenth in size.
8ag1K TIL in 2005 the president of Georgia fired the country's entire traffic police force of around 30,000 officers due to widespread corruption.
W76lo TIL At the surrender of the Army of North Virginia General Lee wore a brand new officer uniform and carried a ceremonial sword. In contrast the victorious General Grant carried no sword and wore the uniform of a private with straps of a lieutenant-general.
PYymn TIL Traudl Junge worked as Adolf Hitler's last private secretary, from 1942 to 1945, typing out his last will and testament the day before his suicide. At 22, she was the youngest of his private secretaries, and years later said she felt guilty for, "liking the greatest criminal ever to have lived."
DBvr TIL Richard Feynman volunteered for hypnosis on two occasions and wrote about it. During one demonstration he decided to disobey the hypnotist’s suggestion but wasn’t able to because he suddenly felt uncomfortable