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TIL 9/11 killed the bizarre Forrest Gump sequel

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D1aDj TIL in 1791, France became the first West European country to decriminalize homosexual acts between consenting adults
KOo8w TIL A Nazi judge who's job was investigating corruption and irregularities in the SS, discovered a death camp hosting a Jewish wedding, attended by over 1,000 guests, including members of the SS.
m1K9o TIL about Ernst Leitz II, the CEO of Leica that helped to smuggle Jews out of Germany by "assigning" them to overseas sales offices, even if they weren't actually company employees. They were then given a free camera, helped to find jobs, and were paid a stipend until they could find work.
95dB TIL there have been an estimated 638 attempts to assassinate Fidel Castro by the United States, including poisoned cigars, infected scuba equipment, a pen rigged with a hypodermic needle containing poison, etc. He stated “if surviving assassination attempts was an Olympic event, I’d win gold”
4kZ4o TIL Danish student Maren Ueland’s friend was killed in a 2011 bombing in Morocco. 7 years later, Maren was beheaded while also visiting Morocco.