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TIL during WWII a group of students from the University of Munich were beheaded in Germany after distributing leaflets opposing the war.

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e0MdE TIL that 79% of bone marrow transplants are basically just more complex blood donations. Only 21% of bone marrow transplants involve sticking a needle into your bones (under anesthesia).
J1ygm TIL about Yan Tan Tethera, a “language” used traditionally for sheep counting in the British Isles, derived from now extinct languages such as Cumbrian
a8ApA TIL a woman was once drafted by the NBA but had to turn the team down bc she was pregnant. She’s also in the hall of fame.
epVVn TIL the Calusa built fish holding pens 7x larger than an NBA basketball court in what is now Florida, requiring understanding of daily and seasonal tides, hydrology and fish biology in 1300 CE to cope with sea level changes
dDA6E TIL that Lake Lanier in Georgia has had almost 700 drownings in its 70 year history, with an average of nearly 10 per year, 30 times higher than the national average of lakes in the lower 48 states.