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TIL that Avicii died in 2018

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Z8DYa TIL Hitler used a propaganda technique called the "Big lie". The use of a lie so "colossal" that no one would believe that someone "could have the impudence to distort the truth so infamously"
JYE8l TIL that crowds who watched the first execution by guillotine were unsatisfied with how quick and effective it was and stated that it didn't provide them with "proper entertainment"
a59A TIL there is a stretch of highway in British Columbia that is nicknamed the “Highway of Tears” for its long history of murders and disappearance of predominantly aboriginal women
PY5xZ TIL Hedgehogs are a food source in many cultures. Hedgehogs were eaten in Ancient Egypt and some recipes of the Late Middle Ages call for hedgehog meat.
10XD TIL zippers are the most common cause of penile injuries. Zipper-related genital injuries send roughly 1,700 men to the ER each year