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Today I learned that Barclays, Cadbury, Greenpeace, Lloyd's Bank, Nike, Oxfam, Rowntree's and Sony were all founded by Quakers.

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78wwX TIL the US government recalled and burned $200m in currency and printed special money for Hawaii in case Japan invaded
wlyW TIL that on 12 April 1945 as the end of the war approached, members of the Hitler Youth distributed cyanide pills to audience members during the last concert of the Berlin Philharmonic
wLYr1 TIL that the the first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
a0QA TIL during WW2 a Russian pilot was shot down over Nazi German, draged himself 18 days to Soviet territory and had to have his legs amputated. Afterward, he mastered his prosthetics and returned to flying combat missions.
4Mpb TIL that due to time dilation one could travel thousands of light years in a human lifespan without exceeding the speed of light