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TIL of an Auschwitz survivor who is searching for his twin on Facebook

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E4jX TIL the wage gap has been largely debunked and is actually a misrepresentation, encompassing “all full time women” and “all full time men” without adjusting for basic things like their education, how many hours they work, or even what job they occupy.
WkaEX TIL that the remains of Richard III, after being lost for 400 years, were found in 2012 under a London parking garage!
Bdbd TIL In 1870 a Lion’s Man Jellyfish washed up onto Massachusetts bay with tentacles measuring 120 feet (37 metres) making it larger than a blue whale.
p8BZQ TIL there is a 2,700km long wall running through the Sahara desert. Created in 1987 it is still manned 24/7/365 by thousands of soldiers, supported by radar and surveillance equipment, and it features the longest continuous minefield in the world.
8apnG TIL while 95% of U.S. adults support organ donation, only 54% are actually signed up as donors.