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TIL that philosopher Moritz Schlick was assassinated by a former student, who claimed Schlick’s anti-metaphysical philosophy had “interfered with his moral restraint”.

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epgWb TIL Martha Gellhorn was the only woman reporter at the D-Day landings. Having been refused accreditation, she got there by stowing away in the toilet of a hospital ship until it set sail. She went ashore with medics to help bring back the wounded and reported on what she saw and heard.
R7mwa TIL Johnny Weismuller played Tarzan in 12 movies, after which he starred in 13 Jungle Jim movies, widely regarded as Tarzan ripoffs.
6E6Om TIL Martha Mitchell effect is the process by which a psychiatrist labels the patient's accurate perception of real events as delusional and misdiagnoses accordingly.
R78n1 TIL That children who grow up drinking low-fat milk are significantly more likely to suffer from obesity as they grow older (as compared to children who drink whole milk).
JY78V TIL: Britain only finally settled its World War II debts to the US and Canada in December 2006 making payments of $83.25m (£42.5m) to the US and US$22.7m (£11.6m) to Canada.bbb