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TIL a priest imprisoned in Auschwitz for aiding Jews volunteered to die in a stranger’s place. He lived for 2 weeks without food or water before being given a lethal injection.

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EYxX TIL the FBI estimates that at any given time, there are from 35 to 50 active serial killers in the U.S.
EgLX TIL the border between India and Bangladesh is so complicated, there is a “3rd order enclave”: a piece of India within Bangladesh, within India, within Bangladesh.
QNP0e TIL Blondie wrote an original James Bond song : "For Your Eyes Only" but it was rejected and she refused to sing the version the producers chose (sung by Sheena Easton)
nWpyb TIL that juvenile eagles appear larger than adult eagles due to longer flight feathers.
0dEvA TIL that P.T. Barnum noticed people were lingering too long at his exhibits so he posted signs indicating "This Way to the Egress". Not knowing that "Egress" was another word for "Exit", people followed the signs to what they assumed was a fascinating exhibit and ended up outside.