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TIL some universities award MAs to BA recipients without additional work

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woG06 TIL that during the battle for the village of Raseiniai, which took place 23–27 June 1941, a lone KV tank held off the advance of the 6th Panzer Division for a single day, before being overrun and knocked out on the morning of June 25.
7rM67 TIL that up until the 1970s it was common for people to use a Foot-o-scope to x-ray their feet when shopping for shoes. The practice was discontinued once the risks to radiation were fully realized.
0wEN TIL that when John F. Kennedy asked Dutch foreign minister Joseph Luns what hobby he had, he replied “I fok horses”. The Dutch verb fokken meaning to breed.
NX0Bb TIL Stereotypes are usually (not always… usually) true, and stereotyping is a necessary part of human survival in assessing both safe and unsafe situations and surroundings. It’s a natural process of the human brain. See link for more info.
LQNK9 TIL that Billy Idol wrote 'sweet sixteen' after learning the story behind Coral Castle, a curious limestone structure in Miami, Florida, and its creator Edward Leedskalnin.