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TIL in World War II conscientious objectors took part in an experiment in which they were starved for six months to decide how to treat victims of mass starvation in Europe

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E1Nyo TIL that Elizabeth Taylor once reached out to Marlyin Monroe privately and told her “No matter what they write about me, Marilyn, I never deny it. I never confirm it. I just keep smiling and walking forward. You do the same." after the press constantly tried to pit the two against each other.
Br4Ee TIL that in Canada the winner of a sweepstakes is required by law to correctly answer a skill testing question, usually math related, in order to receive the prize.
DQpKY TIL Norway (Norwegian men) voted 368,208 to 184 in favor of dissolving the union with Sweden in 1905
pYoKe TIL the amount of days in a week varied in ancient civilizations. In Ancient Egypt there were ten days in a week. In Ancient Rome they originally had eight days in a week, and then switched to seven.
xVJn0 TIL There are over 400 million ways of delivering checkmate in the first 5 moves of a chess game.