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TIL Sirius XM radio is named after the brightest star in the sky, Sirius, as a reference to satellites.

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N5dJ TIL that after Hitler ordered the deportation of Denmarks Jewish population, Danish citizens organized a massive evacuation of the Jews to neutral Sweden, despite the risks. In the end, 99% of Danish Jews survived the Holocaust
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