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TIL: The Nazis original plan was to ship European Jews to Madagascar.

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78nXM TIL Carrie Fisher's ashes were buried in urn shaped like a Prozac pill.
N70VM TIL the idea for YouTube arose when one of its founders wanted to see the clip of Janet Jackson's nipple being exposed at the SuperBowl and realized how hard it was to find clips online
KyXJ TIL General Tso’s Chicken is an American dish. It was unknown of in China before it was introduced by chefs returning from the United States.
45Ob TIL in 1987 a West German 19yo teenager flew through Soviet air defences to land a Cessna plane in Red Square.
R7WGj TIL that since 1950, Oscar winners or their heirs are not allowed to sell their Oscar statuettes without first offering to sell them back to the Academy for $1. However pre 1950 statuettes are up for grabs. Michael Jackson bought the Gone With The Wind Best Picture Oscar for $1.5m