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TIL After WWII ended in Europe, German soldiers in US custody were not considered POW’s. No longer protected by the Geneva Convention they were not entitled to similar shelter or the same quantities of food as U.S. troops. Consequently, tens of thousands of prisoners died from hunger and disease

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e01d5 TIL that the Australian airline Qantas has a dinosaur named after it: Qantassaurus. Qantas had supported the transit of fossils around the country for a Dino exhibit
wLyBM TIL That in 1990, China's GDP per capita (318 USD) was smaller than that of India (363 USD) & Pakistan (371 USD).
X0LvQ TIL there's an island in Japan, Aoshima, that has more cats than people. Known as "Cat Island," it has become a curious destination for tourists, illustrating the cats' dominance over their human counterparts.
4XGVw Til: The vast majority(79-91% depending on sources) of plastic has never been recycled, and plastic recycling is largely a marketing ploy to ease public perception of plastic producing companies
ZpYvG TIL: in 1968, the US Navy proposed a 6,000 mile long underground antenna system that would have covered 40% of the state of Wisconsin. It needed 100 underground power plants and was supposed to survive nuclear attacks.