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TIL in 1942 Nazi Germany began working on a long range bomber capable of striking the United States. A lack of materials and the worsening war situation caused the project to be abandoned.

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R5Zx1 TIL in traditional Chinese culture, hanging was believed to let a person’s spirit haunt and torment survivors and was used as revenge by women and as defiance by powerless officials. They would often approached it ceremonially, including proper attire.
bZr9 TIL that Lolita author Vladimir Nabokov had grapheme-color synesthesia, which is when people see specific letters in specific colors.
pYAn4 TIL It’s likely that President Franklin Delano Roosevelt never had polio. Studies have suggested that Guillain–Barré syndrome caused his paralysis, and it was misdiagnosed as polio.
wNPE TIL During the French revolution, many aristocrats died/flew leaving their cooks behind. They had no job and invented restaurants. It is this hyper-competitive situation that caused French cuisine to evolve into something special.
l79g1 TIL The 13th day of the month is very slightly more likely to be a Friday than any other day of the week