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TIL the first video to mention China on YouTube is also the first UFO video ever on the platform

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d8xy9 TIL that the children of Holocaust survivors are more susceptible to stress due to hormonal changes in their parents from the trauma of the Holocaust. Their children inherited these traits.
Q8bp TIL that a US soldier at Bagram prison camp in Afghanistan was nicknamed “Monster” and “King of Torture” and was reported to torture prisoners including poking bound prisoners in the face with his penis and threatening them with sexual assault. He was put on trial and acquitted of all charges.
WkarB TIL that the 12-story Soviet embassy in Indonesia was torn down in December 1990 (a year before its dissolution) due to national security concern over a mall (Plaza Indonesia) built near the building. Always thought that the current Russian embassy was also the one used by the Soviet Union.
0wKN1 TIL that fishy, urine like odors from electrical components indicate serious electrical problems, that could lead to an electrical fire if not acted upon.
dM7E TIL there is an episode of Cow and Chicken where a gang of really butch women bikers come to their house and “eat all their carpets”.