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TIL in the 19th Century the German-Jewish poet Heine once wrote that “Where one burns books, there one will also burn people.” His works were later burned under Hitler’s rule.

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neNEo TIL of Times Beach, Missouri. In the early 70's, to curb a dust problem caused by dirt roads, the town hired a contractor to spray used motor oil on the roads. The motor oil had been mixed with another chemical, dioxin, leading to one of the largest environmental disasters in U.S history.
X0Pg6 TIL that in 2019 a pair of 1972 running shoes, one of the first pairs made by Nike, sold for $437,500
0X71 TIL Sean Connery had been offered roles for Morpheus in ‘The Matrix’, and Gandalf for 'Lord Of The Rings’, but turned both down because he “didn’t understand it.”
6PeQ TIL that not swinging your arms when you walk increases the effort of walking by 12%, the equivalent of walking 20% faster or carrying a 10 kg backpack.
Znk4 TIL One of the thirteen articles in the 1781 US Articles of Confederation states that if Canada wants to be admitted into the United States, it will automatically be accepted.