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TIL that the Nazis took many measures to ensure animals were protected as many Nazi leaders, including Hitler supported animal rights

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KYXZ6 TIL that the light from the sun reaching us is not mere eight minutes old, but from thousands to several millions of years, because that's how long it takes the photons to escape the sun
l7ZAV TIL the founder of North Face, Douglas Tompkins, was killed in 2015 in a kayaking accident while traveling with long time friend Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard, in Patagonia, Chile.
w7bP TIL That the scene in Matrix Reloaded when Trinity hacks into a power station’s computer is actually an accurate portrayal of a hack exploiting a real SSH vulnerability.
yQ6Wl TIL of Imber. A village in the UK that has existed since before Roman times, has written records dating to 967AD, is in the doomsday book, and that had every single resident evicted by the army in the 1920's, so they could practice urban warfare there.
WOed TIL an 8 Ton concrete VW Bug was sunk underwater off Mexico to create an artificial reef for underwater critters.