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TIL: A California anti-crime law had the unintended effect of pushing the most violent criminals to Nevada and Arizona

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nejpY TIL of Jan Baalsrud, a Norwegian commando in WWII. The lone survivor of an ambush, he survived an avalanche, severe frostbite and snow blindness, having to amputate his own toes, and being relentlessly pursued by Germans for nine weeks before being whisked to safety in Sweden by locals.
M7VV TIL that most people using subtitles have no hearing problem at all
JYG0j TIL that the Gorkhas, soldiers native to the Kingdom of Gorkha, present-day Nepal, are well known for their fearlessness and combat prowess. They wield the signature Khukuri knife, a forward-curving traditional Nepali knife. In WWII, they fought with Allies against Axis powers in Asia and Europe.
VBN98 TIL that each year the 25 best high school students of Italy get invited to the president's palace in Rome to be personally awarded a medal by the president of Italy for their good grades
a8r4J TIL New York's Paramount theater would reek of urine after Frank Sinatra shows because the bobby-soxers would come for the first show at 9:15 a.m. and stay for show after show, determined never to relinquish a precious seat even if it meant soaking in it.