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TIL that the Nazis had plans to establish a museum called "The Museum of an Extinct Race" that would showcase Jewish artifacts and culture as a testament to the eradication of Jewish people. Fortunately, the museum was never realized due to the Allied victory in World War II.

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neKjP TIL Due to the decreased atmospheric pressure at high altitudes, the boiling point required to cook is also low. At 8000ft above sea level, water will boil at 198 °F and thus Vegetables and some starches will simply take longer to cook.
XEQB6 TIL the International Sweethearts of Rhythm was an all-female, multiracial band that toured in the Jim Crow South in the 1930s and ’40s, breaking both gender and racial barriers, with white bandmates wearing blackface to avoid charges of race-mixing.
67xJ TIL alpacas go to the toilet together
9YdDM TIL that Picasso would carry around a revolver loaded with blanks and fire at people inquiring about the meaning of his paintings, his theory of aesthetics, or those he simply found to be dull.
dDyY7 TIL in the years 1950-1951, the A. C. Gilbert Company distributed the Gilbert U-238 Atomic Energy Lab, a toy kit allowing kids to make nuclear reactions at home using actual radioactive material.