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TIL During WWII, the Amsterdam zoo hid around 250 people from the Nazis during the Nazi occupation of Holland.

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OGgG4 TIL historians don't know why important warlord Ivar the Boneless was called "boneless." Theories range from him losing a leg to impotence & beyond.
QYOa TIL a woman’s uterus can fall out of her vagina if the muscles are too weak.
9l0M TIL that, after Harry Houdini piloted the first airplane over the skies of Australia, he proclaimed that the world may forget his performances as an escape artist, but they would never forget he was the first person to fly a plane in Australia.
ep7lD TIL The largest coin in the world was minted in Australia in 2011 and consists of 1 tonne of solid gold.
EgpAp TIL Microsoft reportedly paid $8–14 million to use The Rolling Stones’ "Start Me Up" in Windows 95 ads which was a perfect match for the brand new Start button.