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TIL that the "D" in "D-Day" (Normandy) stands for "Day"

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wlyW TIL that on 12 April 1945 as the end of the war approached, members of the Hitler Youth distributed cyanide pills to audience members during the last concert of the Berlin Philharmonic
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WkDDd TIL it's a tradition in Dawson City to drink a shot with a real (dead) human toe in it
JAX1 TIL part of the reason that people seem more attractive when you’re drunk is that alcohol inhibits your ability to recognize asymmetry in a face.
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