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TIL Einstein mediated a hostage situation when, during the WWII aftermath, Berlin University students took several professors captive.

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neyNr TIL that the Kremlin has a division of trained hawks that defend the building from crows. At first, keepers tried to use pre-recorded shrieks, but crows got used to them, so falcons-later hawks, were used. They are easier and cheaper to train. There’s also an eagle-owl that hunts at night.
6EXgJ TIL people are more likely to donate to a sick dog than a sick child. A charity ran an experiment where they asked for money and exchanged the picture of a child for that of a dog. More people chose to donate to the dog.
98pM TIL that the “Keep Calm and Carry On” WWII propaganda poster was only intended to be used in the event of a Nazi occupation of the UK, should England have lost the Battle of Britain; a “last case scenario”.
lb9A TIL of the Bloodbath of B-R5RB, a massive space battle in EVE Online that cost an estimated $300,000 USD
8eN6V TIL female ducks can turn into male ducks