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TIL that East German authorities officially referred to the Berlin Wall as the "Anti-Fascist Protection Rampart"

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ADJXx TIL a Danish company modified a version of thale cress (plant), that changes from green to red when being near landmines, because of the nitrogen dioxide gas released from landmines. This way you can detect landmines and save lives.
D1M9P TIL Lincoln University in Pennsylvania became the first degree-granting institution of higher education for African Americans. It paved the way for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
KO45B TIL Tondrakians were members of an anti-feudal, heretical Christian sect that flourished in Armenia who advocated abolition of the Church, denied the immortality of the soul, afterlife, the church and its feudal rights. They supported property rights for peasants, and equality between men and women.
0wOEj TIL that we shake hands to prove we aren't holding weapons.
wLG5J TIL General George Thomas was arguably better than both Robert E Lee and Ulysses S Grant. He never lost a battle and once completely destroyed a confederate army, earning him the nickname "sledgehammer". History has forgotten because he was too modest and always downplayed his own accomplishments