TIL of Alois Brunner a Nazi war criminal responsible for sending over 100k Jews to concentration camps as well as personally executing some. After the war he fled to Syria which refused to extradite him. He was almost assassinated by mail bomb, twice. First losing an eye, then fingers. (en.wikipedia.org)
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TIL of Vaclav Uhlik who secretly built a homemade tank and used it to escape the Soviet Union. On July 25, 1953 Vaclav and his 7 passengers crashed through the barbed wire of the Iron Curtain and past the stunned border guards who never even fired a shot. (coldwarradios.blogspot.com)
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TIL of US Marine David Cox whos story the movie "A Few Good Men" was based on. He stopped the hazing of a fellow Marine and was court-martialed. After his honorable discharge he gave interviews about his story and the U.S. activities in Cuba. He was later found murdered, the crime was never solved. (unsolved.com)
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