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TIL The screams of those being gassed during the Holocaust were so disturbing that in order to stifle them, SS Officers would rev motorcycles as far as they would go. This proved to be futile, so they built gas chambers offsite.

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x6LX7 TIL about Visual Snow Syndrome, where individuals will see flickering coloured, clear, white, or black dots across their vision at all times.
woJy8 TIL virgin queen bees will release battle cries and fight to the death until only one remains in the hive
Yg57 TIL the EU saves all its citizens’ texts, calls and emails for up to 2 years.
b6MxZ TIL of Robinson Risner, who, during the Korean war, has used his own plane to intercept a friendly running out of fuel & hydraulic oil after taking damage and used the plane through a careful collission to push/lift his comrade's into safety
kYpm TIL that the “sex” in names like Middlesex, Sussex, and Sexsmith comes from the Old English word “seax,” meaning “knife”