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TIL that Serbs were the victims of one of the biggest genocides carried out in WWII, Croation fascists killing up to 500 thousand Serbs, or close to 20% of the Serb population at the time.

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jmkv TIL that in the Victorian era, people used rocking bathtubs–literally, tubs of water that could be sloshed back and forth–to recreate the feel of the ocean in their homes
yQd4X TIL about Stubbs, a cat who was the mayor of Talkeetna, Alaska from July 1997 until his death. As a mayor, Stubbs used to eat at a restaurant and drank water laden with catnip out of a wineglass or margarita glass.
l7B67 TIL the fastest heartbeat ever recorded was 600 beats per minute
awGNb TIL that warmer seas and oceans increase the occurence of the organism Noctiluca, that creates the beautiful blue luminscence in seas and oceans. The latest finding is that the loss of snow and ice in the himalayas changes the ecosystem in the Arabian Sea.
jN1kp TIL: The original voice actors for the Red and Yellow M&M characters were Jon Lovitz and John Goodman. The current voice actors are Futurama alum Billy West and Academy Award winner JK Simmons