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TIL almost 80% of German casualties in World War II took place in Eastern Front

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7rl1O TIL that in WWII, an Australian soldier removed his own appendix in the middle of a Philippine jungle in 1944, without any anaesthetic and with only the use of a mirror and an ordinary knife. The operation took 4 and a half hours and he stitched himself up with jungle fibre.
w1OW TIL an Islamic religious authority blamed women who dress immodestly for causing earthquakes. In response a blogger organized Boobquake, an event where 200,000 women wore immodest clothing in a light-hearted scientific experiment to produce an earthquake.
E1NgV TIL that modern examination of classic Damascus steel revealed the presence of carbon nanotubes, the likely source of the material’s mythical reputation for strength.
WkGLo TIL Cave painters used the flickering fire as an early form of animation!
1gOO TIL that, except under exceptional circumstances, drug testing for employment is not allowed in Canada, because it does not respect the Canadian Human Rights Act.