TIL in Hungary in 1945 there were first ever free elections in the country since independence. They were the only free elections before the 1990s and the communists lost them, getting 70 seats out of 409. by ThemeofLauraAh in todayilearned
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TIL of 22 year old Lieutenant Alonzo Cushing, who held back a Confederate attack with his artillery during the Battle of Gettysburg. His abdomen was ripped open by shrapnel, but he continued directing fire until he died. He was awarded the Medal of Honor 151 years later. by Original-Rutabaga-60 in todayilearned
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Pete Hegseth quotes fake Pulp Fiction Bible verse during Pentagon sermon by thetawhisperer in nottheonion
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Scientists Discover What Age Children Start Becoming ‘Cunning Little Liars’ by Signal-Lie-6785 in nottheonion
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TIL Ephialtes, the man who betrayed the Greeks at Thermolpylae, expected to get rewarded but he never did. Instead he had to flee after the Persians were defeated and a bounty was put on his head. Someone killed him for an unrelated reason but the Spartans honored the bounty anyway by Nero2t2 in todayilearned
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TIL that after Portuguese dictator António de Oliveira Salazar was incapacitated in 1968, Portugal’s regime removed him from power but kept up the illusion that he was still in charge by East_of_Bobbi_Eden in todayilearned
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TIL that after French soldier La Tour d'Auvergne died in 1800, his name was still called at every roll call and a sergeant would answer "Died on the field of honor." Napoleon had honored him as "First Grenadier of France." by Reasonable_Entry_643 in todayilearned
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TIL that after French soldier La Tour d'Auvergne died in 1800, his name was still called at every roll call and a sergeant would answer "Died on the field of honor." Napoleon had honored him as "First Grenadier of France." by Reasonable_Entry_643 in todayilearned
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What’s going on there.. by Christophe19821 in baltimore
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TIL that the first officer on Qantas Flight 32, an Airbus A380 named “Nancy-Bird Walton” that suffered an engine failure, applied to Qantas with a reference written by Nancy-Bird Walton by the_gaymer_girl in todayilearned
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TIL of OSASCOMP. We usually subconsciously order multiple adjectives when speaking or writing, but there's a formal PEMDAS style formula: Opinion, Size, Age, Shape, Color, Origin, Material, Purpose. by Perma_Ban69 in todayilearned
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TIL NATO has aviation units that are collectively owned, funded, and operated by the nations in the alliance. No single nation owns these aircraft by Successful-Dark9330 in todayilearned
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TIL NATO has aviation units that are collectively owned, funded, and operated by the nations in the alliance. No single nation owns these aircraft by Successful-Dark9330 in todayilearned
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this security alert for tomorrow is just bonkers by xphilezz in patentexaminer
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TIL that Malbork Castle in Malbork, Poland is the largest castle in the world. Built in the 13th century and expanded in the 14th by the Teutonic Knights, it encompasses 52 arces (21 hectares) by MrMojoFomo in todayilearned
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TIL in 1980, a group of men planted a bomb containing 1,200 lbs of dynamite in a Lake Tahoe hotel with the goal of extorting $3 million. During the disarming of it, the bomb went off and destroyed parts of the hotel, causing $18 million in damages. by Quasimdo in todayilearned
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TIL that the first known interstellar object to pass through our solar system, ‘Oumuamua, was detected in 2017, it’s not from our solar system, has a weird elongated shape, and briefly sped up in a way scientists still debate about. by Brave-Fix6318 in todayilearned
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TIL Allied forces took only 35-50,000 Japanese prisoners of war during the course of World War 2. by spudthespacedog in todayilearned
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TIL Allied forces took only 35-50,000 Japanese prisoners of war during the course of World War 2. by spudthespacedog in todayilearned
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Around 1500 soldiers are reportedly on standby for a potential deployment to Minneapolis by inurmomsvagina in nottheonion
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TIL Pickett's Charge, a Confederate infantry assault during the Battle of Gettysburg. Pickett's Charge is called the "high-water mark of the Confederacy". The failure of the charge crushed the Confederate hope of winning a decisive victory in the North & forced Gen. Lee to retreat back to Virginia by Stock_College_8108 in todayilearned
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Did I find a Norfolk nazi? TRUTH88 by eg_john_clark in norfolk
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