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TIL that In World War II, British spies plotted to spike Hitler's food with oestrogen to make him less aggressive

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Z1xB TIL in Nordic mythology, Ratatoskr was a squirrel whose sole job was to carry insulting messages between a great eagle and a dragon at opposite ends of Yggdrasil, the great World Tree
M7NKa TIL of the April Uprising against the Ottoman Empire and the "Bulgarian Horrors" it resulted in. It was brutally suppressed by the Ottomans by massacring some 15,000 Bulgarians, resulting in a public outcry in across Europe and eventually to Bulgaria's freedom.
5YNG8 TIL that you shouldn't rinse out your mouth after brushing your teeth but rather just spit it out?
0ww1j TIL that Roman concrete, subject to marine corrosion, has stood for over 2000 years, while modern cement can break down in as few as 50 years. The concrete the Romans used contained volcanic ash and got stronger over time: the ash was slowly replaced with Al-tobermorite, a rare hydrothermal mineral.
Eg8Gw TIL before "Max" (Multi Amenity eXpress), a Hitachi and Kawasaki's bullet train, went into retirement after 24 years of service as Japan's last double decker 240km/hr train, it had "last run" livery. Train fans and train operator employees bid the 1,634 passenger train farewell, a customary practice