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Submitted by sintaur t3_10on3ps
TIL: According to British historian Niall Ferguson, out of all recorded conflicts which occurred since the year 387 BC, France has fought in 168 of them, won 109, lost 49 and drawn 10; this makes France the most successful military power in European history in terms of number of fought and won.
en.wikipedia.orgSubmitted by uglysonofagun t3_10pxyav
Submitted by shyyyyme t3_10goien
TIL of Clement Vallandigham, a lawyer and congressman during the Civil War. The Union deported him for supporting the Confederacy. After the war, he died by accidentally shooting himself during a murder trial while trying to show the murder weapon could have misfired. His client got off as a result
en.wikipedia.orgSubmitted by MikiLove t3_10p5y5a
Submitted by karelkarelkarels t3_10p5op6
TIL Some sharks will eat their siblings while in the mother's womb. When reproduction is ovoviviparous, that is, fertilized eggs are retained within the body and develop there. Prior to birth, the young in the womb may feed on undeveloped eggs and unborn siblings.
animaldiversity.orgSubmitted by testhec10ck t3_10ofofc
Submitted by Sidius303 t3_10ponr2
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Submitted by Captainmanic t3_10oatvv
TIL on the night of 22-23 July 1945 USN Commander Eugene Fluckey sent a shore party from his submarine USS Barb (SS-220) to sabotage a railroad. The raiders became the only Allied force to invade mainland Japan in the war, and the Barb became the only sub in history with a confirmed kill on a train.
en.wikipedia.orgSubmitted by YankeeWalrus t3_10o14nx