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TIL Christians are heavily persecuted in Egypt, with restrictions on even minor repairs to churches, and recurring bouts of violence directed toward them

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pX9A TIL that Nazi scientists tried to reverse-engineer extinct animals through selective breeding, such as the Aurochs and Wisent, as part of their effort to “restore” a primeval Germany.
1aGW4 TIL that deaf people who speak ASL (???????? Sign Language) are unable to understand those who speak BANZSL (???????? + ???????? + ????????). There is only a 31% overlap between the two languages, meaning that even though their respective countries speak English, their deaf communities are unable to communicate.
Nxv8 TIL just before the Holocaust, Hitler offered 32 countries including the United States, Britain and Canada to take in Jews and let them leave peacefully “for all I [Hitler] care, even on luxury ships.” They all refused, leading to Hitler’s ‘Final Solution.’
4XekJ TIL Dish soap doesn't kill bacteria, it just lifts the food and grime off so that it can be rinsed away.
VXjp TIL that the best selling mystery novel of all time, written by Agatha Cristie, was originally titled Ten Little Niggers. It sold over 100 million copies.