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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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OGe0e TIL that saying to treat something with "Kid Gloves" does not refer to children's gloves, but rather to gloves made from the hide of a young goat, known as a Kid
wLQ1P TIL that the peak of TV attention can be assigned an exact date: Sunday, September 9, 1956, when Elvis Presley made his first appearance on television, on CBS’s Ed Sullivan Show. Its 82.6 percent share of US viewers has never been equaled or bettered.
arrA TIL of the term Paradox of Tolerance: intolerance of the intolerant.
v1m87 TIL that the human-like behaviour of Jenny (an orangutan), a resident of London Zoo, reinforced Charles Darwin's view that man was descended from animals.
QJrnd TIL Crocodiles do not have sweat glands and release heat through their mouths. They often sleep with their mouths open and may pant like a dog.