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TIL many years before WW2 or even WW1, Germany had a concentration camp on an island off the coast of Namibia.

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6978 TIL A university in Pennsylvania sells the Plan B pill in a vending machine.
JbpB TIL of Medal of Honor recipient Cpl. Maxam. When his compound in Vietnam began taking heavy fire, he manned a machine gun at the most vulnerable point to return fire. He was hit with bullets, an RPG, and grenades, but kept returning fire for an hour and a half before succumbing to his wounds.
4XAgX TIL that Elizabeth Proctor, one of the convicted witches of Salem, was pregnant and "plead her belly", delaying the execution until after giving birth. She was never executed afterwards.
ngEW TIL Sir Anthony Hopkins is renowned for his ability to memorize lines. He did the 7 page Amistad courtroom speech in one take and usually has his co-actors practice with stand in’s then comes and does it in one take when they are fully ready.
N7lrE TIL of Nelson Sullivan, a pre-internet vlogger who shot over 1,900 hours of tape over 7 years, filming Manhattan's 1980s downtown life. He sought to tape all of NY's citizens, including its outcasts, parties, street festivals, conversations with taxi drivers, and a variety of behavior on the streets