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TIL: That Japan’s oldest elephant died this year after 60 years alone in an enclosure devoid of grass, trees, or other elephants.

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oByOr TIL that legendary crime fighter Eliot Ness was promised by Al Capone that $2,000 would be on his desk every Monday morning if he turned a blind eye to his gang's bootlegging activities ( $33,000 a week in 2018 adjusting for inflation). Ness refused the bribe, was penniless when he died in 1957.
5V7P TIL: Snuggle gets 2 out of 10 in health rankings due to dangerous ingredients, making it the worst ranking US laundry product in GoodGuides database.
PY8WJ TIL that a study was once done in which a man wore goggles that inverted his vision. His eyes gradually adapted to this change, and after 10 days his vision seemed rightside-up again and he was able to function normally.
N7lZb TIL that the skeleton of Josef Mengele has been used as a teaching tool in Brazil
mkkO TIL the Holocaust in Belarus killed up to 40% of its population. 100,000 Jews lived in the Minsk ghetto, with 1.5 meters of allotted space each and none for children. The Nazis planned to kill 75% of Belorussians - those with blonde hair/blue eyes would be allowed to live as slaves for Germans.