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TIL that the origins of the space shuttle program date back to Nazi Germany when the Nazis were considering developing a craft capable of dropping bombs on the US

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r5xx TIL that there are more slaves now than at any other point in history, even though slavery is illegal in all countries.
vP5b4 TIL, in his suicide note, mass shooter Charles Whitman requested his body be autopsied because he felt something was wrong with him. The autopsy discovered that Whitman had a pecan-sized tumor pressing against his amygdala, a brain structure that regulates fear and aggression.
VXkG TIL Clint Eastwood was offered the role as James Bond, but although flattered he turned down the offer, stating that 007 should be played by an Englishman.
wo58P TIL: there is a classic dutch Christmas song about a boy who kills his dad after his dad serves his pet rabbit for Christmas dinner.
d88DE TIL US “government cheese” was created to maintain the price of dairy when dairy industry subsidies artificially increased the supply of milk and created a surplus that was then converted into cheese, butter, or dehydrated powder. The cheese was stored in over 150 warehouses across 35 states.