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TIL President Eisenhower predicted Holocaust Deniers, so he ordered pictures be taken of concentration camps.

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l7PPa TIL: that until 1990, British judges would wear a black cap while pronouncing execution sentences, and that it is still used in some ceremonies today
KOrb4 TIL some species of mayflies are known to molt 45 times or more during their typical one-year lifespan, and are also known as the only insects that molt twice in their winged-adult form, living for only 1 or 2 days to mate and lay eggs. Interestingly, mayflies are unable to breathe while molting.
wmxJ TIL you are about 3x more likely to be killed by lightning than by terrorism.
PYxKw TIL Despite being a trained Broadway singer, Matthew Broderick only voiced the speaking role of adult Simba in “The Lion King” (1994). Simba’s singing voice was provided by Joseph Williams, the lead singer of Toto.
oRPE8 TIL that Brazil had its own theme for Dragon Ball for a while before they started adapting the original songs.