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TIL: A book created by nazi doctors by means of dissecting thousands of executed prisoners is still used today as one of the most detailed medical books for surgeons. It’s quoted as being one of the great moral enigmas

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ODn1 TIL that Phil LaMarr, the actor who played Marvin in Pulp Fiction whom was famously shot in the face by accident, went on to be the voice of Hermes on Futurama, Samurai Jack and many more animated characters.
E1BRX TIL: The infamous Richard Nixon's 'I am not a crook' speech took place at Disney World
jNZkE TIL that there existed a tree swastika in a German forest that went unnoticed for nearly 60 years.
V41m TIL that when the Queen dies, no comedy programming on BBC will be aired for 12 days.
MekdW Today I learned there is a zoo in Sari, Iran that used to feed live donkeys to their lions every Thursday until it was shut down because the lions were inexperienced and unable to efficiently kill their prey in a reasonable amount of time.