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lpwA TIL that Babe Ruth’s nickname growing up was Niggerlips because he was darker and had more prominent facial features than his classmates
0Ljy TIL: In 1963, an East German soldier named Wolfgang Engels stole a tank and drove it through the Berlin Wall at top speed to try and escape.
B9My TIL that due to falling birthrates, many Japanese companies offer bonuses for having more kids. The telecom company Softbank offers bonuses ranging from $400 for the first child to $40,000 for the fifth.
Rka6 TIL that there is an Outer Space Treaty which states that no one on Earth can own any celestial body, including the Moon, because it is deemed as a “common heritage for all mankind”.
xVyo TIL that 10 months before her death, Princess Diana wrote a note to her butler stating her belief that Prince Charles was planning to kill her and make it look like an automobile accident.