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TIL Denying the Holocaust in Germany is a crime and can led offenders upto 5 years in jail

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RDj1 TIL that the Aryan (the group who conquered the Indus River Valley civilization, which was the most advanced civilization of it’s time) word for war has nothing to do with nationalism or pride or glory, it simply means “a desire for more cows”.
5YmRk TIL of Bobbie the Wonder Dog, who walked a distance of at least 2,551 miles (4,105 km) through plains, desert, and mountains in the winter to return home to his family, swimming in rivers and even crossing the Continental Divide in the coldest part of winter.
gMxk8 TIL that many of us are not in "quarantine" because many of us are healthy. Instead we are forming a "Cordon sanitaire" - a phrase meaning a "sanitary barrier".
j6REN TIL icelandic singer Björk had a stalker who tried to kill her by posting a bomb containing sulphuric acid to her address.
VMWB0 TIL 15% (5.2 million acres) of land in England is unregistered. It has never been registered since the land hadn't been sold since before land registration became compulsory. Much of the land is owned by the Crown, the aristocracy, and the church.