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TIL of the Szondi Test, a test designated to explain your subconscious drive through varying photos of 18-19th century mental asylum patients and choosing the one that scares you the most.

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BgNjL TIL the Amistad case, wherein the Supreme Court granted the return of slaves to Africa, is credited with being the first civil rights case in the U.S. John Quincy Adams, who argued the case, was 72 yrs old, almost blind, a Congressman, and had not argued a case as a lawyer in more than 30 years.
XdLr TIL In one day of heavy fighting during the Battle of Stalingrad, a local railway station changed hands from Soviet to German control and back again 14 times in 6 hours
77vb TIL of Giorgio Perlasca. A meat importer from Padua, Italy. He posed as a Spanish diplomat in Nazi-controlled Hungary in 1944, saving over 5,000 Jews from deportation to the gas chambers. One memorable act saw him stare down Adolph Eichmann who wanted to remove two 12-year-old Jewish children.
mx91O TIL why ancient Greek sculptures have small penises. A small penis was considered a sign of high intellect and humanity, while a large phallus was thought to be an indication of low intellect and barbarism.
gMx4A TIL that you paid more for your HDD in 2012 because after Saudi Arabian oil company Saudi Aramco was hit by targeted malware W32.DistTrack.Shamoon, its owners sent the company's private airplane fleet abroad to purchase every available hard drive, causing their global shortage and price increase.