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Civil authorities in your area have reported that the bodies of the dead are rising from their graves and attacking the living.

by CopyPastaArchive March 8, 2023, 5:20 pm

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Civil authorities in your area have reported that the bodies of the dead are rising from their graves and attacking the living.

by CopyPastaArchive March 8, 2023, 5:20 pm

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TIL that British General Bernard Montgomery was asked for his advice on The US War in Vietnam. He said that the US had no coherent strategy and no central oversight. He then asked Moshe Dayan to tell the American military authorities, that he thought they were crazy.

by whatilearned February 23, 2023, 9:46 am

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TIL that Jesse Owens declared after the 1936 Olympic Games, that he was treated worse by the President of the USA, than he was by the German authorities.

by whatilearned February 22, 2023, 2:12 pm

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AITA for turning my teacher in to the authorities?

by CopyPastaArchive February 5, 2023, 3:13 am

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TIL: In 1962, a 10 year old found a radioactive capsule and took it home in his pocket and left it in a kitchen cabinet. He died 38 days later, his pregnant mom died 3 months after that, then his 2 year old sister a month later. The father survived, and only then did authorities found out why.

by whatilearned February 1, 2023, 11:12 am

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Egyptian authorities unveil ancient tomb in Luxor dating back around 3,500 years that archaeologists believe holds the remains of an 18th dynasty royal

by HistoryBuff January 16, 2023, 7:39 am

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TIL that Rome has a centuries-old tradition of “talking statues” that provide an outlet for people to write anonymous satire and criticism of figures of power. After authorities tried to prevent people from leaving messages at the original statue, the number of talking statues increased.

by whatilearned January 8, 2023, 10:47 pm

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TIL: British-based firm Reckitt Benckiser admitted in 2016 that it sold a humidifier disinfectant that killed about 100 people in South Korea. They withdrew their product after South Korean authorities suggested a link between chemicals to sterilise humidifiers and lung conditions in 2011.

by whatilearned December 23, 2022, 11:04 am

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TIL For decades, U.S. health authorities used noxious, often toxic chemicals to delouse Mexican laborers seeking to cross the border into the United States.

by whatilearned November 13, 2022, 1:55 pm

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TIL: That in 2019, some criminals were caught and 36 BTC was confiscated. The authorities valued the worth at €127,000 at the time and was sold 2 years later for €1.5 million. The criminals were returned €1.3 million due to the fact that the amount was expressed in Swedish Krona, not BTC

by whatilearned November 8, 2022, 12:40 pm

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TIL about “The Pearl”: An underground pornographic magazine issued monthly between 1879 and 1880. Its contents were three serial erotic tales simultaneously, devoted to sex in high society, incest, and flagellation. It was shut down by the British authorities for violating standards of obscenity.

by whatilearned November 6, 2022, 6:00 pm

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