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TIL that Nazis ran brothels within concentration camps to motivate prisoners to work more. Over 35k women were forced into forced sex labour.

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5YLaP TIL of the theft of the Worden Sword and fraud by Antiques Roadshow employees and the involvement of the FBI to recover a priceless stolen sword from the American Civil War
b9NY7 TIL Colonel Sanders (which is a the highest honorary title in the State of Kentucky) of KFC fame sold his company in 1964 for only $2 million dollars ($17 million today). He remained as brand ambassador but complained the company had cut costs and made an inferior product than the early days.
XEjER TIL Captain Noel Godfrey Chavasse is the only British soldier to receive the Victoria Cross twice during WWI. Both times were for actions he committed while being wounded and under fire.
Y7BmW TIL that Henry Ford was the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Michigan in 1918. Despite being at the height of his popularity, he lost. (He also ran in the Republican primary that year and lost that too.)
7r907 TIL in 2009 the Wisconsin Tourism Federation changed their name to the Tourism Federation of Wisconsin because, in the 30 years since its founding, WTF took on new meaning.