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TIL Germany was once a utopia for transgender people

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pm9A TIL that the creators of South Park, the Simpsons and King of the Hill really hate Family Guy.
gygL TIL of Helmuth Hübener, the youngest opponent of the Nazis to be sentenced to death. Upon receiving his sentence, he told the judges “Now I must die, even though I have committed no crime. So now it’s my turn, but your turn will come.”
659J TIL that Swedish diplomat Folke Bernadotte secured the release of over 30,000 prisoners from Nazi concentration camps only to be assassinated by Israeli terrorists
wLkDE TIL the US entered the Vietnam War after an American naval ship was attacked by the North Vietnamese in the Gulf of Tonkin... except the attack never happened. There wasn't even a North Vietnamese ship in the area.
dD8Qr TIL during racial segregation in the 1940’s, Elvis Presley grew up in what was a majority black community in Tupelo, Mississippi. He regularly attended black gospel church revivals & visited “Shake Rag” a local cultural hub for black folks, where he was first exposed to rhythm & blues music.