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TIL that the American Nazi Party erected a hidden monument in honor of executed Nazis In Washington DC.

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woyYW TIL about Jess Larochelle, a Canadian war hero. Despite sustaining severe injuries, including a concussion, broken back, neck, detached retina, and blown eardrum, confronted and forced the retreat of 40 Taliban fighters. There is a campaign to upgrade his war decoration to a Victoria Cross.
NYge TIL in June 2012 Bloomberg’s international currency software briefly showed an entry called the ‘Post Euro Greek Drachma’. The currency had a brand new code (XGD) and was quickly removed from public view.
nWEO7 TIL the Paris Gare du Nord is the 24th busiest train station in the world. The other 23 are in Japan.
V9jB TIL A survey of the largest symphony orchestras in the US revealed 27% of musicians had used a common heart medication called a beta blocker to inhibit stage fright, and 70% of those who had used the drug had obtained it from a friend and not a medical doctor.
v1Bxj TIL college textbook prices increased 90% from 1998 to 2016 while recreational book prices fell by more than 35% in the same time period