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TIL that in the 1780s, the Austrian army attacked itself by mistake and lost over 10,000 men

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OoK64 TIL of the Ghost Camaro, a highly modified muscle car driven by a Danish Special Forces solder, used during the Bosnian war to successfully deliver much needed aid to civilians
6e0w TIL that Don King has murdered two people. The first was ruled “justifiable homicide” and the other was pardoned completely.
Egk10 TIL the small white flowers along roadsides in the UK is called Danish Scurvy Grass, a coastal plant that thrives in the central reservation due to winter road salt accumulation.
Avlo TIL: Two mid-tier scientists were tasked with building a nuclear bomb to see how easy it would be for any country to make one, and they succeeded
KOQeQ TIL the food in Alcatraz Prison was so good that the guards and prison staff ate the same exact meals as the prisoners. This was because the warden believed most trouble in prison is caused by bad food.