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TIL Joseph Goebbels, the Nazi minister of Propaganda, who targeted people with birth defects, was born with a deformed right leg.

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xkgo TIL that 60% of mid-size motels and hotels in the US are owned by those of Indian-origin, and of those, 1/3 have the last name ‘Patel’; a name used by the educated-merchant class in Gujarat, India which means “landowner”.
e0KMn TIL that broccoli is a human innovation and a man-made food, being a result of the selective breeding of wild cabbage plants started around the 6th century BC
Ryvw TIL that during World War II in Australia, there was a dog whose hearing was so acute that it could warn airforce personnel of incoming Japanese planes 20 minutes before they arrived, and before they showed up on radar. “Gunner” could also differentiate the sounds of allied and enemy aircraft.
ANOgl TIL the word “Atom” is derived from the Greek word “Atomos” meaning “uncuttable”. It was first proposed by philosopher Democritus about 400 B.C.
P1Ybe TIL John Wayne Gacy can be linked to two other serial killer "operations" by what seems to be sheer coincidence