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TIL That Alfred Hitchcock filmed a Holocaust Documentary in 1945 and will be broadcast this year after being hidden for 70 years!

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YVXW TIL Sam Houston, the general who won Texas independence from Mexico, was removed from his post as Governor of Texas after refusing to support the Confederacy during the Civil War
e0YXE TIL If you totally sleep-deprive a white-crowned sparrow in the laboratory during the migratory period of the year, it suffers virtually no ill effects whatsoever. The US government continues to have a vested interest in this sparrow: their hope for developing a 24-hour soldier.
ANPOw TIL That Papa Johns Large Pizzas are only 13.5 inches compared to the usual 14 inches. This results in 7% less pizza.
ew0E TIL That in Russia, in times of economic desparity or high inflation, teachers can be payed in Vodka.
LkZk9 TIL: Northern India uses Naan and Southern India prefers rice and use different spices and styles.