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TIL of Thomassons - useless bits of architecture, like stairs that lead nowhere, that unintentionally become ‘art’

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R5aZ7 TIL that in 2021, a DC court said the FDA didn't have the authority to prevent Judge Rotenberg Educational Center from using electroshock torture against disabled children
0dMmy TIL that in 2009, the FBI purchases two 20mm Anzio Vulcan Rifles. Each Rifle it is nearly 7 feet tall, can reach 5000 yard and can shot explosive ammo. Till today,the purpose of the guns is unknown.
oBZkA TIL in 2013, a man had a stroke that made him lose the ability to feel sad.
k8mB TIL Lady Astor, the first female British MP, was constantly at odds with British PM Winston Churchill. During a debate, she declared that if married to him, she’d have poisoned his tea. Churchill responded ‘Madam, if I was your husband, I would drink it.’
mx7wy TIL that in during WW2, an American bomber -ye olde pub- was nearly shot down. A German fighter gave chase and once in range, he noticed the dead and injured crew and the terror in the pilots face. He didn’t attack and escorted the plane. Both pilots survived the war and finally met in 1990