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TIL that “RIP” stands for a Latin phrase, not “rest in peace”

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LKY0 TIL that days after Hitler’s suicide a group of American soldiers, French prisoners, German soldiers defended an Austrian castle against an SS division. This was the only time Germans and Allies fought together in World War II.
R7QD4 TIL The last American born into slavery died in 1972 at age 110 after being hit by a car.
d8JRQ TIL that ancient Romans used urine as mouthwash. Urine contains ammonia, which is one of the best natural cleaning agents on the planet.
R7jx8 TIL In 2016, exclusively to India, Indian arm of South Korea's LG Electronics Inc started selling a TV that would repel mosquitoes. It uses ultrasonic waves that are silent to humans but cause mosquitoes to fly away.
a8keM TIL of Bamboo torture, where a victim would be tied above young bamboo shoots, Over several days, the sharp, fast-growing shoot would first puncture, then completely penetrate the victim's body, eventually emerging through the other side.