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TIL there was a British magician named Jasper Maskelyne who joined the the fight in WW2. He used his illusions to fool the German army.

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NX4kJ TIL that the highest point in the Netherlands is Mount Scenery, located in the Caribbean.
6EWQ8 TIL about Gilberto Baschiera, an Italian banker heralded a as modern-day Robin Hood. Over a period of 7 years, he secretly diverted 1 million euros from wealthy clients to poorer clients so they could qualify for loans. He did not profit from the scheme and avoided jail in 2018 after a plea bargain.
jNynM TIL the strawberry on the tomato pin cushion is filled with emery powder, an abrasive, to sharpen pins.
k7DB TIL there was a lost chapter in Roald Dahl’s “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” that had nine children originally in the factory alongside Charlie, his mom accompanying him inside, and features a room called the Pound and Cutting Room that kills two of the kids
JxLV TIL that 94% of the population of China live to the East of Heihe–Tengchong line