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TIL that no (verified) person born on February 29th has ever reached their golden birthday.

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XnN8 TIL Shirō Ishii, director of the Japanese WWII Unit 731, was exonerated of all war crimes by the US government in exchange for data collected from human experimentation. US microbiologists called the data “absolutely invaluable” and “obtained fairly cheaply.”
pYYLO TIL about the "Tilted Arc," a slightly curved, leaning metal wall installed as art in front of a federal building in NYC in 1979. It immediately met with complaints and petitions for its removal, but remained in place until 1986. No other site wanted it, its now stored in a warehouse.
9w7x6 TIL that Sigmund Freud was a Cocaine Addict, and he personally prescribed it to his wife and friends
A4D4 TIL the first female civilian pilot from Afghanistan is flying around the world to raise awareness for STEM programs. She had already visited Egypt, Mumbai, and Afghanistan where she was awarded the title Ambassador of Peace.
4XKDg TIL that Julius Caesar was captured by pirates and negotiated his own ransom up. From time to time he would threaten to have them all crucified. After the ransom was paid and Caesar went free, Caesar managed to raise a naval force despite holding no office, capturing the pirates and crucified them.