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TIL that the German town Donaueschingen is where the Danube river is born and they have a monument for that, the Donauquelle

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nWaAB TIL that Jim Jones was a committed socialist, and saw the church as a way to spread Marxism. Jones would tell his followers that "I am come as God Socialist", and even created his own baptismal formula, baptizing his converts "in the holy name of Socialism".
Z6wa TIL Bob Anderson who trained Viggo Mortensen (Aragorn) in sword fighting also wore the Darth Vader suit during the lightsaber duels in Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi.
WkgKo TIL Wedgwood Rock - an enormous erratic rock in someone's front yard in Seattle
Mm4a TIL ~70% of Cocaine in the U.S. is cut with Levamisole, a toxic Chemo drug used to treat certain invasive cancers, because it looks like cocaine, maintains its consistency, acts as a stimulant, and even passes street purity tests. It lowers the body’s WBCs & Immune System, even in occasional users
JyQl TIL Ronald Reagan is the only US president to have worn a Nazi uniform. It was in the 1942 movie “Desperate Journey”