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TIL Since the Foreign Secretary was in transit to Moscow when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, Winston Churchill was the one who drafted the UK’s declaration of war. He later wrote "Some people did no... (en.wikipedia.org)

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Original Title: TIL Since the Foreign Secretary was in transit to Moscow when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, Winston Churchill was the one who drafted the UK’s declaration of war. He later wrote "Some people did not like this ceremonial style. But after all when you have to kill a man it costs nothing to be polite."

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