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TIL World War II’s Strangest Battle: When Americans and Germans Fought Together

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XXxX TIL Vietnam War POW Doug Hegdahl pretended to be illiterate to fool his captors, who believed him to be so stupid that they gave him almost free rein of the camp. He was able to secretly memorize the details of about 256 POWs to the tune of “Old MacDonald,” which he still remembers.
dxjZ TIL in 1952 Albert Einstein was offered the Presidency of Israel
8YpP TIL: Sucking a king’s nipples was a gesture of submission in ancient Ireland
wLPWE TIL Cilantro and Coriander come from the same plant. Cilantro is the leaves, and Coriander is the seeds.
Zpw5D TIL the song 'Ms. Jackson' is about Erykah Badu and her mother. In and Interview Badu noted that her mother loved the song so much she bought herself a 'Ms. Jackson' license plate, mug, pens. She even had the headband