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TIL Pope Benedict XVI was part of the Hitler Youth

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DQQjJ TIL that the earliest known citation for "gaslight" as a verb, used to mean "psychologically manipulate someone," comes from a 1965 episode of the sitcom Gomer Pyle, USMC
QJXK6 TIL there are over 40,000 unclaimed bodies in morgues across America. Families often don't show up and claim the bodies because they can't afford a funeral for them. They are later buried in mass graves.
jN96M TIL That The Black Plague Nearly Wiped Out Europe Killing In Some Cities As Many as 90% of the Population
a8V10 TIL Some biochemical reactions in human cells would take up to 1 trillion years to complete naturally — about 100 times longer than the lifetime of the universe. Enzymes perform these reactions in 10 milliseconds.
ep6WE TIL Caravaggio, pioneer of baroque art, had an extensive criminal record, most of it related to brawls and physical assault. He went on the run after being sentenced to beheading for murder, at which point his paintings repeatedly feautured severed heads, often his own