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TIL that in 2015, mist sprinklers, which cool the air, were placed near the entrance to the Auschwitz concentration camp. Many visitors to the museum were upset, saying the shower-like misters evoked memories of Nazi-era gas chambers. Nazi gas chambers were often disguised as showers.

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loDR7 TIL when George Clooney wanted to adopt a new dog, the rescue shelter said it was up to the dog to like Clooney, and if there wasn’t a connection, they would find the dog a different home. To make sure the dog would like him, Clooney rubbed turkey meatballs on his feet. It worked great.
woJQP TIL there are 17 Presidents of the United States of America that served the country without a Vice President.
PBGJ TIL: That there is so much space debris in earth’s atmosphere that in future it may just become dangerous to leave earth and we may get trapped in our own garbage.
bavj TIL Hockey players score higher in spatial skills than than any other athlete.
R76n9 TIL almost all of the fruit, vegetables, and animals we eat are domesticated and ARE NOT found in nature. A few foods like some berries, nuts, and mushrooms are consumed in the same form they grow in the wild. Humans are "selectively breeding" species for more then 12,000 years.