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TIL that Oliver North solicited $10,000,000 from the Sultan of Brunei as a way around US rules on funding Contras in Nicaragua. The money never went to them, but to a Swiss businessman instead because North entered the wrong bank account number.

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4X15o TIL that the Nazis massacred an entire village in France (Oradour-sur-Glane), killing 642 people, including 247 children. Unlike other Nazi village massacre sites, which were razed or rebuilt and marked by monuments or fields of roses, the charred remains of the village have been left untouched.
6LwW TIL David Herman (Michael Bolton from Office Space) went on to voice acting for Futurama with voices for Scruffy the Janitor, Leela’s Father, Dr. Wernstrom and many, MANY other characters.
R0K7 TIL: There is something called sleep debt and if you do not reduce the debt you can experience worsened vision, impaired driving, and trouble remembering. Long-term effects include obesity, insulin resistance, and heart disease.
K0n9 TIL Airmail pilots in the 1920’s used a network of 70-foot concrete arrows to navigate cross country flights. These arrows are still around today.
Qg8d TIL Adam Rainer is the only person in recorded history to have been both a dwarf and a giant. He was 4 ft tall at age 18, and 7 ft 8 at the time of his death at age 50.