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TIL that there is a Japanese fabric pattern called "Sayagata", a continuous pattern of diagonally interlaced swastikas.

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JBP4 TIL Hugo Jaeger, Hitler’s personal photographer and loyal follower, hid away his color photograph to avoid prosecution, then sold them to Life Magazine for a profit in 1955.
wLx1J TIL Sir John Francis Davis served as Governor of Hong Kong and was a renowned scholar on Chinese history and culture. Davis sent an armed force to capture ports and occupied the Canton factories to secure British rights of entry
lo5AV TIL reindeer meat is actually some of the healthiest meat out there. It contains way less fat than beef, and Norwegians are known to eat smoked reindeer, grilled reindeer, reindeer pizza and reindeer tartare
GAlDg TIL about Adam Rainer, the only person in recorded history to have been both a dwarf and a giant.
oBng8 TIL a beer tsunami devastated a neighborhood in London killing 8 and destroying whole houses. The 1500 cubic meter flood was ruled as an “Act of God” and nobody was held responsible