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TIL that the same company that produced the Zyclon B gas for Auschwitz also created the anti-graffiti coating for the Holocaust memorial in Berlin

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neV4B TIL That in the 1500s, Incas had cotton armor so densely woven it could repel spears and arrows almost as well as metal armor
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nemk9 TIL Switzerland has enough nuclear fallout shelters to accommodate the entire population.
WkelL TIL The Union of Mladorossi was a political group of Russian émigré monarchists who advocated a hybrid of Russian monarchy and the Soviet system. Despite being anti-communist, they believed that the Soviet government was preserving the Russian state and defending its national interests.
WkvBo TIL: There are 11 black billionaires, and the first black person to become a billionare was BET founder Bob Johnson in 2001. The richest black billionaire is Nigerian Aliko Dangote, CEO of Dongote group, an industrial conglomerate. His networth of 8.1 billion makes him the 88th richest person.