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TIL of a WWII war crime committed by a US bomber against a German U-boat rescuing allied civilians. It has been suppressed by the US and Germany alike, in Germany because it paints Nazis in a positive light.

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dDvO9 TIL that Wales is one unit anomalously divided Into "North Wales" and "South Wales", while it 'should' be "Northern Wales" and "Southern Wales"
44g TIL The little pegman from Google Street View turns into an Astronaut if you drop him anywhere inside the Kennedy Space Center
lyQN TIL In the 1940’s, activist Stetson Kennedy infiltrated the KKK, then approached the writers of Superman, and exposed secret codes and rituals. KKK recruitment dropped to zero in weeks.
awkgo TIL Rolling Jubilee, a Strike Debt project that buys debt for pennies on the dollar, but instead of collecting it, abolishes it.
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