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TIL of Civilian Public Service (CPS), a US government program that provided conscientious objectors with an alternative to military service during World War II. CPS draftees fought forest fires, helped reform an abusive mental health system, and even acted as test subjects in medical experiments.

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P1E9J TIL The first known case of mastitis (inflammation of the breast) dates back to the 5th century BCE. The specific case was when Empress Atossa of Persia had a mass successful exercised from her breast by the Greek slave Democedes.
6XZQ TIL an ultra high-res picture was taken of a crowd of approximately 100,000 people which gives you the ability to zoom in on any one person’s face. The image measures 69,394 X 30,420 pixels (2,110 Megapixels) and consists of 216 hi-res pics seamlessly stitched together.
voZB TIL that Hitler came to power in a democracy with a highly liberal constitution, and in part by using democratic freedoms to undermine and then destroy democracy itself.
oBy4K TIL: There´s a fast food place called "Wienerschnitzel" and one thing you can´t get there is a Wiener Schnitzel.
YpkJW TIL that Norman Rockwell tried to enlist in the Navy during WW1, but was rejected for being 8 pounds underweight. He successfully enlisted the next day after spending the night gorging himself on bananas, liquids and doughnuts.