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TIL that the Soviet Army raped over 2,000,000 German women after defeating Nazi Germany - an estimated 240,000 died in connection with the rapes. Antony Beevor describes it as the “greatest phenomenon of mass rape in history”

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D1Mrv TIL the UK has separate area codes just for cell phones.
VjaD TIL in a 1980s Nike commercial, a Kenyan tribesman’s words were translated as “Just Do It”; however, American anthropologist Lee Cronk alerted Nike that the Kenyan really said, “I don’t want these. Give me big shoes.” Nike responded back saying “We thought nobody in America would know what he said.”
oRPDL TIL that psychopaths can experience a sense of regret; however, they lack the ability to learn from their mistakes and modify their behavior accordingly.
mxpnx TIL, Hisashi Ouchi, whose chromosomes were literally destroyed due the extreme radiation, was kept alive, even though he wanted to die, due to his family not giving up. His heart stopped for 47 minutes.
7r9Eb TIL hay bales can spontaneously combust if their moisture content exceeds 22%