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TIL There is a Virtual Museum of Soviet Repression in Belarus. It covers a part of Belarusian history which is mainly excluded from current Belarusian official historiography by presenting recordings of inhabitants who report on their personal experiences with Repression during the Soviet time

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wAao TIL that the most common phobia is the fear of public speaking.
x9y5 TIL the government attempted to develop a “gay bomb.” The theory was the bomb could discharge female sex pheromones on the enemy forces to make them sexually attracted to each other. Development was stopped when researchers determined it was impossible.
WLdL TIL: Otis Redding’s “Sitting On the Dock of the Bay” was finished after his body was pulled from a lake while strapped into the copilot’s chair. Oh…and it’s the 26th greatest song of all time.
9VDp TIL Apollo 12 was struck by lightning twice during lift off.
Lw6m TIL in 2009 Nine women were rescued from what they thought was a Big Brother reality show house but turned out to be a criminal organization