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TIL that 20% of all wars over the last 200 years account for over 98% of fatalities

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MEDK TIL that the Presidents of the United States from the end of the Civil War until the 1890s were called the ‘Forgettable Presidents’ because they were either impeached, assassinated, disgraced by their own party, surrounded by corruption, or possibly fraudulently elected
gMVGW TIL James Clavell The author of Shogun and King Rat was held as POW during WWII in horrific conditions and used that experience to write the novel and screen play for King Rat.
GBr7 TIL that when West Germany wanted to give back-dated pay in 1964 to 350 Askaris who served in the German army during WWI, most no longer had proof of service. A banker asked each claimant to step forward and ordered them in German to perform the German manual of arms with a broom. Not one man failed
neKA7 TIL that Rodney Dangerfield smoked pot at the White House during the Reagan administration.
yGav TIL Chattanooga, Tennessee has broadband internet that is 200 times faster than the national average in the US.