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TIL In WW2 the Nazi’s had engineered a “looting system” and created an organization specifically to steal valuables from occupied nations.

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pYv1A TIL about the RMS Mülheim, a German owned freighter that was wrecked off the coast of Ireland because the officer of the bridge had his trousers caught in the lever of his chair while getting up and was subsequently knocked unconscious.
VBmYD TIL dolphins get drugged when chewing pufferfish
Zp9Va TIL the Antarctic Midge (Belgica antarctica) is a species of flightless midge, endemic to the continent of Antarctica. At 2–6 mm long, it is the largest purely terrestrial animal native to the continent and the only insect that can survive year-round in Antarctica
M7Jj8 TIL that almost every African country boycotted the 1976 Olympics because of New Zealand – whose rugby team had toured Apartheid South Africa earlier that year, yet was not banned by the Olympic organizers
Mnva TIL that the Ancient Greeks didn’t like Ares that much. He represented the violent and untamed parts of War, as opposed to Athena, who was the goddess of Military Strategy.