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TIL in 1938, Charles A. Lindbergh received the Service Cross of the German Eagle, presented to him by Hermann Goering on behalf of Adolf Hitler. The medal was partially for his feats of flying but also for being an ardent proponent of Nazi Germany's military superiority and American isolationism.

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VBrwG TIL about John Doe No. 24, an black teen who was found wandering the streets in 1945. As he was deaf, and seemingly incapable of otherwise communicating, police were unable to identify him, and sent him various mental institutions until his death in 1993.
8a1NX TIL California is home to 91 of the 100 most expensive zip codes in America.
pPVZ Til the correct term for my relationship with my wife’s sister’s husband is co-brother in-law. He’s my co-bro.
Qe76 TIL that Harry Potters stuntman for the first 6 movies was left paralysed after an accident on set
9Ynp TIL that when two Japanese pole vaulters tied for silver in the 1936 Olympics, and one was awarded the bronze, they had their medals split in half back home, and got them fused as half-silver and half-bronze in a showing of friendship.