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TIL about the Nazi DirleWanger Brigade in World War 2 which played 'bayonet catch' with live babies among many other systematic atrocities

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W7pad TIL: When people act like Frankenstein's monster, they often stretch their arms out in front of them because of the 1943 movie Frankenstein Meets the Wolf-Man. In the movie the monster is blinded and has to walk holding his hands in front of him.
EMld TIL there was a briefly popular social movement in the early 1930s called the “Technocracy Movement.” Technocrats proposed replacing politicians and businessmen with scientists and engineers who had the expertise to manage the economy.
ZoG TIL The woman who sued McDonalds for their coffee being hot had a legitimate case for medical expenses and was awarded the rest of her money because McDonalds ignored 700 other coffee related injuries
rNnmo TIL about Margaret Moth, born in New Zealand in 1951, transformed herself into the woman she wanted to be. She cast off the blond cherubic sweetness of her childhood, adopted an all-black look …
lobQ5 TIL: Ted Roosevelt Jr, fought and was wounded in World War 1, then after a career in politics, rejoined the same Army unit at the beginning of World War 2. As a 56 year old General, he landed with the first waves at Utah Beach, later earning him a Medal of Honor for his contributions