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TIL in Tonga, Sundays are Sacred or Holy Days, thus Businesses Across the Island Close, People go to Church, and Noise is Prohibited on Sundays

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J1rAQ TIL that Wilhelm Furtwängler, a leading German conductor, called Hitler a "hissing street pedlar" and an "enemy of the human race". He also refused to give the Nazi salute, wrote public letters denouncing antisemitism, and once got into a shouting match with Hitler over Nazi cultural policy.
EgQD7 TIL Mehmet Ali Ağca was an escaped murderer who fired four bullets at Pope John II in 1981. Two of the shots entered the Pope's torso but did not hit vital organs. Mehmet had already been convicted of murdering a Turkish Newspaper editor but had escaped after six months.
OEo7 TIL that due to various laws that prevent any sex offender from living close to children an entire town was built exclusively for offenders in Florida.
e0gO5 TIL No living things in the natural world are known to have evolved wheels to move around. Some move around by rolling, but there are some biological barriers to developing wheels.
awPxb TIL Crows don't forget a face — and they hold grudges. Not only that, they tell their family about it.