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TIL Czech slave laborers during WWII put notes instead of explosives in the anti-aircraft shells they were forced to manufacture.

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QNLAk TIL about Robert Brecheen, a convicted murderer who attempted suicide by overdose just prior to his execution in 1995, but he was found, revived and treated at a local hospital until he was better, then returned to prison and executed.
Wj54 TIL Pound Cake gets its name because there is exactly 1 pound of each ingredient
RBNQ TIL that in 1999, 47 black residents of a Texas town were arrested on drug charges solely on the uncorroborated word of one undercover agent who was a member of the KKK. Many were sentenced to long prison terms; some served years before release. For doing this, the officer got 10 years probation.
Wyk8 TIL that in 2004 Volvo unveiled a concept car “for women, by women” without a hood because “their target audience doesn’t need to look under the hood.”
pNV8 TIL U.S. Pennies dated 1944 - 1946 were minted with rifle and artillery-shell casings from WWII.