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TIL we get more starlight during the day than at night

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vd9K TIL that despite fighting against Nazi troops, with 17,000 dying in combat, Colonial French (Black) troops were not allowed to liberate Paris because of their skin colour. To ensure that a French regiment was allowed to liberated Paris, De Gaulle was forced to use Spanish (white) soldiers
4XoNN TIL the shoes of a ballerina are supposed to match their skin tone.
wLjrE TIL that Russian scientists discovered a Nazi base in the Arctic named "Schatzgraber" (Treasure Hunter). Officially a weather station the site was abandoned when staff manning the site was said to have eaten raw polar bear meat that was contaminated with roundworms.
GYraN TIL: Singer/songwriter Christopher Cross once filled in on guitar for Ritchie Blackmore at a Deep Purple concert when Ritchie fell ill from a flu shot.
p8j6Z TIL what DARVO means. It stands for Deny, Attack, and Reverse Victim and Offender. It is a common reaction for abusers and perpetrators trying to flip the script on their victims in order to avoid accountability for their actions.