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TIL: The Nazis placed a $5,000 bounty on Einstein’s head.

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N7Z7N TIL one of the last grizzly bears in CA was captured in 1889, brought to San Francisco as a publicity stunt, then spent 22 years on display in a concrete cell in Golden Gate Park. After he died, 1200-lb ‘Monarch’ was stuffed, again put on display, and became the bear depicted on CA’s state flag.
vP6OK TIL that there's a social experiment going on, with a ring that you wear that shows, that you are single and ready to be approached outside of bars and nightclubs as well. The idea is, to get people motivated to try out real life more than dating apps
wLEOJ TIL that it is illegal to buy or sell sex toys in Alabama, and has been since 1998.
J0bv TIL astronomer Johannes Kepler abandoned everything to defend his mother against claims of witchcraft–over a period of six years–saving her from sure execution at the stake.
wAPo TIL A Luftwaffe pilot escorted a damaged American B17 safely out of Germany during WW2