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TIL The motto for the Air Force Technical Applications Center is “In God we trust, all others we monitor”

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kLG4 TIL Isla Kock also known as the “The Bitch of Buchenwald” was a Nazi who was known for her sadistic abusive methods towards her prisoners in which she often killed them and had them skinned alive to use to make items such as Lamp Shades. The Purse she proudly carried around was made from human skin
Oo9Eg TIL Beth Broderick, probably best known for playing Aunt Zelda in "Sabrina, The Teenage Witch, got her start in acting by doing softcore adult films.
19kd TIL Thomas Kincaid, who described himself as a born again Christian and painter of a “morally superior art,” pissed in public on a Winnie the Pooh figure at the Disneyland Hotel while saying, “This one’s for you, Walt.” He died from overdosing on alcohol and valium in 2012.
m1GOx TIL on hearing that the doctor asked for 10 men to hold him down so he can amputate his leg, Italian mercenary Giovanni Delle Bande Nere cheerfully declared "not even 20 could hold me" and grabbed a candle to see his leg better. After the operation, still gleeful, he declared "I am healed!"
dDkpZ TIL that the African American Heritage Flag, created in 1967, represents the black experience in the United States. The wreath represents peace and prosperity, the blunted sword is a symbol of pride and knowledge, and the colors stand for blood shed for dignity and "pride in our pigmentation".