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TIL Adolf Hitler was a vegetarian and was often distressed by images of animal cruelty and suffering

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R59a4 Today I learned that there are 6 ongoing major wars, 15 ongoing (medium-sized?) wars, 20 ongoing smaller conflicts, and 15 ongoing skirmishes/clashes
gnML TIL common duct tape isn’t designed to be used in actual ductwork.
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dDEXr TIL that the BGP, the protocol responsible for routing information across the internet is known as the three-napkin protocol because it was originally sketched out on the back of "three ketchup-stained napkins"
nW57b TIL only one person has ever lost the USA VP election and gone on to win the Presidential election: FDR, who won 4 times.