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TIL Humans can hear the difference between hot and cold water being poured.

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7AAp TIL a .25 square mile town of 5 people was created in New Jersey just so the country club members could play golf on Sunday.
wopvW TIL of Vichy collaborator Maurice Papon, who deported 1600 Jews to Drancy camp in WW2. He also tortured Algerian insurgents and killed up to 300 protesters in Paris in 1961, disappeared a Moroccan Marxist, and was granted the Legion of Honour by Charles de Gaulle. He was not convicted until 1998.
e0kOk TIL Disney heiress Abigail Disney became very uncomfortable with her family wealth when she found herself sitting alone on a private 737 jet. She started giving away money at age 21 and once even considered giving it all away, which was embarassing for her parents
kOWX5 TIL that Denmark hosts the largest 4th of July celebration outside of the US
LQMm9 TIL: In 1947, the FBI issued a memo stating that the movie "It's a Wonderful Life" was a communist trick to discredit bankers because the bad guy in the movie, Mr. Potter, was a banker.