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TIL Nikola Tesla was in favor of sterilising criminals and mentally unstable and believed that by 2100 no one who is not a desirable parent should be permitted to produce progeny

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GR01 TIL due to terrible working conditions at Disneyland Paris, employees began to give the park the nickname “Mousewitz”. (referencing the infamous Nazi concentration camp) When park officials told them not to, they responded by calling it “Duckau”
xVQgk TIL that people in Hartlepool, England ???????????????????????????? once hanged a monkey in the belief he was a spy.
6YQ7 TIL it is a cultural taboo to smile in public in Russia and it is considered disrespectful to smile when meeting strangers
b6mrE TIL that ducklings swim in a line behind their mother in order to reduce drag and propel themselves forwards
nWj89 TIL it's impossible for a human to drown in quicksand because the human body is less dense than sand. The deepest a person can sink is to their waist