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TIL about Julian Mathias Buchwald a man who made his girlfriend think that they had been kidnapped by a satanic cult for six days, all so he could convince her to have sex with him.

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wLZM7 TIL that during World War 1, the Germans disguised one of their ships as a British ship, the RMS Carmania, and sent it out to ambush British vessels. In a hilariously bad stroke of luck, the first ship it encountered was the real RMS Carmania, which promptly sank them.
Z5Jo TIL Hallucinatory ‘voices’ shaped by local culture. In the U.S.A., voices are harsh and threatening while those heard by schizophrenics in Africa and India tend to be more benign and playful.
4XYRN TIL after only 4 years of primary school, German children are placed on one of four tracks: Hauptschule for less academic students, Realschule for intermediary students, Gymnasium for academic students, or Gesamtschule (comprehensive school). Only Gymnasium entitles one to attend university
Rnn1 TIL Russia has a Tomb of the Unknown Dog as a memorial for canine research subjects.
9w66G TIL Deep sea creatures such as The Hoff (crabs named after David Hasselhoff for their hairy chests) have high levels of piezolytes that help water molecules and proteins withstand very high pressures.