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TIL that the “myth of the clean Wehrmacht,” the notion that the regular German army wasn’t involved in Nazi war crimes, was promoted by US leadership to facilitate German rearmament amid Cold War tensions.

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e0kg TIL that astronauts who live in space for extended periods of time are at risk for developing solipsism syndrome- “a psychological state in which a person feels that the world is not external to his or her mind.”
rRlgM TIL that many of the most popular essential oils used in homes today are toxic to dogs and cats even if they are simply used in a diffuser. Symptoms of oil toxicity include muscle tremors, lethargy, vomitting, and more.
wLbeY TIL Human sperm doesn’t wiggle as previously thought, it spins like a “playful otter”
wL7R6 TIL Foreign citizens applying to Russian universities are accepted into post-graduate and doctoral studies on the basis of international agreements and intergovernmental agreements. Foreign citizens without knowledge of the Russian language are enrolled in preparatory one-year course
kay5 TIL The spanish empire tried to ban slavery and cruelty towards the indians as early as 1542. However local new world aristocrats were outraged and revolted against the law. Spanish authority never enforced it