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3 British soldiers were on a safari trip and got captured by a tribe deep in the jungle.

by cringeyjokesman August 23, 2022, 5:31 am

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TIL: A maneater tiger was lured in and captured in India using Calvin Klein Obsession prefume.

by whatilearned August 15, 2022, 3:39 am

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TIL Sophie, a pet Australian cattle dog, fell from a boat in choppy waters off the coast of Queensland and swam 5 nautical miles to St. Bees Island. She lived off the land for 5 months until she was captured by rangers who believed she was a wild dog and subsequently reunited with her family.

by whatilearned August 10, 2022, 7:20 pm

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TIL about Odette Sansom Hallowes. An SOE agent during WWII, she was captured by the Gestapo, interrogated, tortured, and sentenced to death twice. She survived the war and was the first woman to be awarded the UK’s George Cross. In 1951 her GC was stolen, but later returned with an apology note.

by whatilearned August 7, 2022, 3:54 pm

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3 soldiers get captured

by cringeyjokesman August 6, 2022, 8:54 pm

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TIL that the list of big banks in 1988 is dominated by Japanese institutions, which captured the first 10 spots and 17 of the top 25.

by whatilearned August 3, 2022, 2:54 pm

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TIL that after the Italian surrender during WWII, 90% of US captured Italian POWs joined what are known as Italian Service Units. While still technically prisoners, they donned the American Army uniform and assisted with Allied war efforts through streamline war manufacturing and logistical support.

by whatilearned July 26, 2022, 12:47 am

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TIL about Jeff the Sea Lion who went over Niagara Falls in 1963. Jeff, who escaped from nearby Marineland of Canada, was eventually captured a few days later “sunning” on a rock with a teenager, Tommy Haines. Tommy was rewarded $50 for the successful capture.

by whatilearned July 25, 2022, 3:37 pm

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TIL of Wenceslao Moguel, a Mexican soldier fighting for Pancho Villa who was captured and sentenced to death without a trial in 1915. He was shot 9 times in the body and once in the head but managed to survive and live (disfigured) until 1976.

by whatilearned June 26, 2022, 1:10 pm

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TIL that all pet Syrian hamsters are descended from a single brother and sister captured in 1930.

by whatilearned June 24, 2022, 3:07 am

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TIL that when Joseph Stalin’s son Yakov was captured in WW2, Stalin imprisoned Yakov’s wife as punishment and refused to trade him for a captured German officer, quipping ‘I will not trade a marshal for a lieutenant’.

by whatilearned June 19, 2022, 8:38 pm

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TIL In 1014, Byzantine Emperor Basil II captured several thousand Bulgarian soldiers, put them into groups of 100, and blinded 99 in every group. The last soldiers had only one eye gouged out and were ordered to lead their blind friends home. Upon seeing this, Tsar Samuel died of a heart attack.

by whatilearned June 18, 2022, 1:07 am

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