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TIL that allied forces burned far more books than the Nazis to denazify Germany and other occupied states.

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XEldr TIL during the scene in Raiders of the Lost Ark where Indi holds up the Nazis with a rocket launcher, an actor appears to swallow a fly during dialog but it actually flew away. Steven Spielberg noticed it and decided it would be funny to cut out a few frames so the fly would not be seen flying away.
OQA6 TIL that Martine Rothblatt made millions by inventing satellite radio. When her daughter was diagnosed w/ pulmonary hypertension, she earned a PhD in bioethics & formed a biotech company that licensed drugs to treat her daughter’s illness from other companies, making them much more widely available
nmN9 TIL eating “fat-free” foods can actually cause a greater gain in weight than eating regular high fat foods
59oB TIL that after winning independence from France, Haiti was forced to pay 150 million francs (later reduced to 60 million) in reparations to the French slaveholders in order for France to recognize their sovereignty. Starting in 1825, the last payment was made in 1947.
Rayj TIL A 14 year old Roman Emperor invented the whoopee cushion and used it on his guests at dinner parties. He was assassinated by age 18.