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TIL Hitler considered the Japanese “Honorary Aryans” because of their “racial integrity.”

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lZE7 TIL that Nguyễn Ngọc Loan, the executioner from the famous Vietnam War photo, opened a pizza joint in Virginia after the war
RGwl TIL John Lennon received a letter from a student telling him his teacher made them analyze The Beatles’ lyrics. Amused by this, he composed “I Am The Walrus” with intentionally confusing and meaningless lyrics to baffle those who tried to analyze the song
DpOg TIL the British study that linked vaccines to autism was retracted because this “elaborate fraud” has done long-lasting damage to public health
LkdZP TIL that the word Hallelujah comes from the Hebrew hallelu+Jah meaning “praise god.” It is synonymous with the Muslim phrase humdulillah, to the extent that Arabic-speaking Christians and Jews use humdullilah in place of hallelujah.
epx4n TIL the Children's Python is a relatively small python species that lives in Australia. It's named after English zoologist John George Children.