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TIL in 1951, a Nazi soldier was found alive after being trapped in a bunker in Poland since before WW2 ended in 1945. Six soldiers were trapped, two died by suicide, two died from unknown causes, and another died from a heart attack after being found

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W7pJN TIL: Norway has no south to north road connection. If the Storjord-Ballangen ferry is stopped, the shortest alternate route is a 1000km, 13 hour journey through Sweden
LQmVr TIL that George Boole, founder of Boolean logic, died after walking three miles in cold rain to give a lecture in wet clothes. He developed pneumonia and was treated by his wife with cold water, which worsened his condition and led to his death.
BrGmd TIL that while evaluating security at a Fortune 5 company, a penetration tester was suspicious that the small-town restaurant across the street served black duck eggs, a rare Chinese delicacy. The restaurant was reported to the FBI and was revealed to be a front for a Chinese espionage operation.
1Jx8 TIL there’s an amateur auto racing circuit in the U.S. called the 24 Hours of LeMons. Racers have a $500 budget to buy and prepare a used car for the events, and the grand prize winner receives a cash prize of $501.
kOE1m TIL of Jean Mill, a cat breeder and conservationist who worked to protect the asian leopard cat, she disliked the fur trade so much that she successfully crossed an asian leopard with a domestic cat, creating the Bengal Cat breed, such that people can own cats with the same style of fur.