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TIL during Nicolae Ceaușescu’s capture, he secretly wore a clip that was meant to transmit his position to his security force; unbeknownst to him, the signals were blocked by the armored vehicle he and his wife were in. Help never came, and they were soon executed.

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w701 TIL that Adolf Hitler farted uncontrollably, used cocaine to clear his sinuses, ingested some 28 drugs at a time, and received injections of bull testicle extracts to bolster his libido.
6ael TIL that the Bible translation for calling Mary a “virgin” is wrong.
P76G TIL that by 2075, due to human efforts to reverse the damage, the Ozone Layer is expected to fully recover.
xVEmD TIL that in 10th Century China, people snorted up dried smallpox scabs so they would become immune to the disease.
a8pQN TIL That General Leslie Groves who was the Director of the Manhattan Project, which help develop the first atomic bomb, had previously been in charge of the construction of the office building which would eventually become the Pentagon.