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TIL Video game artist, Claire Hummel, observed fan-drawn porn of one of her characters, Lutece of BioShock; was so irritated by the anachronistic undergarments that she posted a guide on drawing time-accurate undergarments. She didn't discourage risque fan art as she herself had drawn lewd fanart

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Submitted by ChronosBlitz t3_z4t8qp on November 26, 2022 at 12:38 AM in todayilearned

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TIL of John R. Baylor the self-proclaimed 'governor' of Arizona who was a Confederate Colonel whose self-appointment was later approved by Jefferson Davis. Baylor gave orders to exterminate the indigenous Apache and when Davis got wind of it he rescinded the orders as well as Baylor's governorship.

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Submitted by ChronosBlitz t3_yzl9zr on November 19, 2022 at 8:28 PM in todayilearned

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TIL General Hancock chose to sacrifice an entire regiment to save the Union Army during the Civil War. The 1st Minnesota Infantry Regiment, 250 men, was ordered to charge a brigade of roughly 1200 men. They suffered a staggering 82% casualties; the largest loss by any surviving U.S unit in a day.

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Submitted by ChronosBlitz t3_y5q6ka on October 16, 2022 at 7:56 PM in todayilearned

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TIL James Brady, who was paralyzed during the attempted assassination of Reagan, was allowed to keep his title of Press Secretary for the duration of the administration. He was considered to be on 'leave-of-absence'. His successor Larry Speaks used the title Acting Press Secretary for seven years.

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Submitted by ChronosBlitz t3_xxjm76 on October 6, 2022 at 11:30 PM in todayilearned

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TIL Pope John Paul II forgave his attempted assassin Mehmet Ali Ağca who shot him four times in 1981. At the Pope's request, the Italian President pardoned Ağca of the crime and he was deported back to Turkey. Ağca requested to meet Pope Francis in 2014 but Francis chose to decline.

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Submitted by ChronosBlitz t3_xv983s on October 4, 2022 at 8:12 AM in todayilearned

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