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TIL that in 1964 three people that believed they were Jesus were forced to live with each other.

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mxNLE TIL that the Soviets set up fake border posts at the Czechoslovak borders in order to trick emigrants, making them think they were already in Germany. Once comfortable, they would talk to an "American" agent, revealing their contacts.
Y7ODr TIL the original title of Mein Kampf (A. Hitler, 1925) was Viereinhalb Jahre (des Kampfes) gegen Lüge, Dummheit und Feigheit, which translates as Four and a Half Years (of Struggle) Against Lies, Stupidity and Cowardice. Max Amann, the head of Eher Verlag, suggested the catchier title.
9wx87 TIL blue whales appear larger than their true size because of refraction of light in water.
9YZe7 TIL a gymnast born without legs, grew up idolized an Olympic gold medalist from afar. Then she later discovered they are long-lost sisters.
W7xnA TIL about Phoebus Cartel, an oligopoly that controlled the manufacture and sale of incandescent light bulbs in the '20s and '30s. It included corporations based in Europe and the United States, like Osram, General Electric, Associated Electrical Industries, and Philips.