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TIL that the Nazis tried to destroy 65 tons of NSDAP membership cards, but the owner of the paper mill, Hanns Huber, hid all 12 million cards beneath paper waste and tried to hand them over to the Americans, who did not realize until October 1945 what Huber had been trying to give them
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Submitted 2026-08-31T14:00:37Z by Whitebread100
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TIL that a "Hand of Glory" was the pickled hand of a hanged man, used as a candlestick for a candle rendered from that same man's fat. A lit candle in the Hand was believed to leave motionless anyone shown it, and only milk would put out the flame. An actual one is kept at Whitby Museum in England.
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Submitted 2026-08-31T12:45:14Z by ralphbernardo
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TIL that Veronika, a cow in Austria, learned in 2016 how to use fallen tree branches to scratch herself. She is the first known example of cattle using tools. Scientists believe that Veronika is not unusually intelligent; rather, cows have always been able to use tools, but humans did not notice.
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Submitted 2026-08-31T11:35:20Z by TMWNN
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TIL that there are from 600 million to 1 billion cats in the world. The estimates vary because of the large number of stray cats, which outnumber owned cats. The US has the most owned cats (more than 90 million); including unowned cats, the country has more than 100 million.
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Submitted 2026-08-31T10:59:17Z by TMWNN
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TIL that rats inadvertently preserved pieces of history by stealing everyday objects and storing them in their nests
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Submitted 2026-08-31T05:14:19Z by HongKongNinja
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TIL that Sears sold machine guns by mail. During WW1, the department store published a special military catalog. American soldiers could order a Colt machine gun, three Colt pistols, and other military gear for delivery to anywhere in the US or the battlefield in Europe.
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Submitted 2026-08-31T10:43:26Z by TMWNN
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TIL that in the 2002 Winter Olympics, an Australian named Steven Bradbury won a gold medal in speed skating after crossing the finish line alone because all four competitors ahead of him crashed at the final corner.
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Submitted 2026-08-31T10:02:55Z by haphazard44
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TIL Maurice Flitcroft, a crane operator from Barrow-in-Furness with no real golf experience, bluffed his way into the qualifying rounds for the 1976 Open Championship (aka British Open) by falsely claiming to be a professional, he then shot a record-worst 121 (49 over par).
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Submitted 2026-08-31T09:02:06Z by oraclizer
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TIL that major tech companies colluded to not recruit employees from other firms. Apple, google, intel, etc lost a class action lawsuit over it.
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Submitted 2026-08-30T22:21:26Z by Indigo2015
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TIL in the Icelandic language the French city of Rouen still has the same name that the Vikings gave to their new Normandy capital: Ruthuborg
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Submitted 2026-08-31T03:17:09Z by Significant-Cold-939
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TIL Lesley Gore, singer of the oldies hits "It's My Party (I'll Cry if I Want To)" and "Sunshine, Lollipops, and Rainbows" was a lesbian!
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Submitted 2026-08-31T06:01:26Z by Princess_Sloth
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TIL that in Sweden and Finland, people have pea soup every Thursday. The tradition dates back to the 13th century prior to the Protestant Reformation when the dish was eaten on Thursdays to prepare for fasting on Fridays.
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Submitted 2026-08-31T02:15:18Z by Recent_Flounder6011
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TIL the tallest mountain outside of the Himalaya-Hindu Kush-Karakorum complex would only rank 189th globally
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Submitted 2026-08-31T02:22:38Z by TrixoftheTrade
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TIL that the earliest physical description of Sirens described them as having the bodies of birds and the head of women. The more mermaid-like appearence didn't take shape until centuries later.
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Submitted 2026-08-31T01:07:54Z by Sebastianlim
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TIL that Ty Cobb, who won 12 batting titles and finished with a career .367 batting average, led the Detroit Tigers to three straight World Series from 1907–1909. They lost all three, and despite playing another 19 seasons, Cobb never reached the World Series again.
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Submitted 2026-08-30T22:00:58Z by carboncopy95437
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TIL that in 1950, Australia released the Myxoma virus as biological warfare against its invasive rabbit population. The virus killed 99.8% of infected rabbits within two years, reducing the continent's population from an estimated 600 million down to under 100 million.
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Submitted 2026-08-30T18:32:38Z by Depressed_Cat_00
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TIL Khrushchev wanted to triple meat production within three years. Alexei Larionov, head of the Ryazan Obkom, promised to do it in a year. He met the goal slaughtering all cows/calves; declared "Hero of Socialist Labour" in 1959, he was fired in 1960 when production plummeted and committed suicide.
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Submitted 2026-08-30T18:47:50Z by Do_Not_Go_In_There
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TIL a medium baked potato with skin provides more than twice the potassium (900mg) of a banana (450mg)
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Submitted 2026-08-30T18:28:45Z by DinnerMilk
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TIL that the invasive Asian Tiger Mosquito entered France in 2004 via a single tire shipment. Since then, it has successfully colonized 83 out of 96 departments—meaning it now infests over 85% of the country, having multiplied its territory tenfold in just 15 years.
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Submitted 2026-08-30T17:35:24Z by StrangerTed
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TIL that most of the cast and some of the directors of The Good Place were unaware of the 1st season twist ending.
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Submitted 2026-08-30T17:15:25Z by HandSack135
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