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TIL In 1944 the British submitted a full plan to kill Hitler during one of his routine, solitary walks. It was never carried out because he was such a poor strategist, they realised his replacement would do a better job of defending from the Allies.

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7rgor TIL An elephant's penis is not only 6 feet long, but prehensile. A male elephant can use his penis to swat flies, scratch his belly, to balance like a third leg, and even to grasp onto things. It even does all the work during intercourse.
wLGY7 TIL of "Bobst Boy," an NYU student who lived in the basement of the campus library for eight months because he couldn't pay for campus housing. NYU offered him free housing and financial assistance until graduation, and he now has a Ph.D. in folklore from Indiana University.
Z8o4v TIL about the Lincos language, designed in 1960 to communicate with extra-terrestrial species, and based only on mathematics and logic and thus not requiring any knowledge about Earth or humans to understand
Y7JDZ TIL in 1969 the Department of the Army released TM 31-210, which describes in detail the manufacturer of munitions from seemingly innocuous locally available materials.
9wMEB TIL in 2004 a brawl broke out at an NBA game between the Detroit Pistons and the Indiana Pacers after Pacer Ron Artest has a beer thrown at him. The game was ended unfinished, 9 players including Artest were suspended, 5 players were charged with assault and 5 fans were permabanned from the venue.