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9wxBX TIL Deutsche Bank AG, Germany’s biggest bank, financed the construction of the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz
x8v5 TIL the beloved song, “This Land is Your Land” written by Woody Guthrie actually contains three more stanzas which completely changes the nature of the song to a more questionable and sinister look at American policies during the 1940’s.
lQYB TIL that Alzheimer’s disease is considered by some scientists to be Type 3 diabetes because it results from resistance to insulin in the brain.
nWX1G TIL FBI records released by 9/11 Commission name ticket holders who missed or changed their flight for the hijacked planes. Danny Wahlberg and Donato Tramuto who claimed they had tickets aren’t named
mxDBY TIL that jazz legend Louis Armstrong loved laxatives. In fact, he printed cards which bore a picture of him sitting on a toilet—as viewed through a keyhole—with the slogan "Satch says, 'Leave it all behind ya!'"