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TIL: Einstein denounced segregation, calling it a “disease of white people” and worked against racism in America

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4Xd5R TIL when France was occupied by the Germans in 1940, Citroen was forced to produce vehicles for the Nazis. They chose to move the fill line on their oil dipsticks lower, causing the trucks to seize under stress from low oil.
dDMP9 Today I Learned ISPs are required to respond to your complaints through the FCC. ISPs have a lot of shady business practices. In my case they raised the rates from $60 to $240. I was never informed this would happen, and I did not receive a notice that it was going to happen. I just received a bill.
NBYe TIL There’s a French delicacy that involves blinding a small bird and force feeding it before you drown in Cognac. It is then eaten in one bite with a napkin over the face to preserve the aroma.
nendr TIL the word emoji comes from Japanese e (絵, "picture") + moji (文字, "character"); the resemblance to the English words emotion and emoticon is purely coincidental.
pRjb TIL of ‘Every Man Remembered’ an initiative of the British Legion to ensure every man and woman that died in WWI from across the commonwealth is remembered by someone alive today