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TIL that Günther Burstyn ("the inventor of the first tank") might have been one of the few jews who had personal meeting with and was awarded by medal with Adolf Hitler

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XERj6 TIL the American version of Whose Line Is It Anyway? was filmed over a four year period before it was cancelled but ABC was able to air another four seasons from material recorded during its original run.
PY8Qg TIL that DMT has been found to bind to the sigma-1 receptor, which plays a key role in protecting cells from dying when oxygen is low, making room for the argument that DMT may indeed be released in large quantities during death in a last-gasp attempt to keep our cells alive.
x6oLb TIL that candies such as candy corn, whoppers and milk duds are covered in an insect secretion
Bg7Xr TIL scientists are working on extracting minerals and electrolytes from the deep ocean.
ZpXwY TIL that the person who invented the lobotomy also won a Nobel Prize for it