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TIL there was a group of Jewish assassins who hunted Nazi war criminals after WWII

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brk0 TIL that, since WWII, the US economy consistently performs better under Democratic presidents.
j6GxM TIL about the Great British Dog and Cat Massacre of 1939. In which Londoners, to prepare for war with Nazi Germany, voluntarily killed over 400,000 of their home pets in a one month period so as to ease the strain on resources. The deaths were found to be mostly unnecessary.
yQDkX TIL Rideau Hall is the largest official residence in Canada’s Capital Region and the only one open to visitors. In 1864, Rideau Hall was inadequate in many ways, being small and distant from central Ottawa but it was leased anyway, as “temporary” quarters
Y7eaP TIL During a chaotic distribution of free food as part of the condition to release Patty Hearst in 1974, then California Governor Ronald Reagan hoped for a botulism outbreak.
Ax5l TIL a Minnesota man was busted for building a “vibrator bomb” he intended to give an ex-girlfriend for Christmas. This vibrator was filled with gunpowder, BB shot and buckshot and he said“when the device was inserted into the female he would pull the trigger and it would blow them up.”