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TIL in 1932, Mussolini described antisemitism as a "German vice" and stated that "There was 'no Jewish Question' in Italy and could not be one in a country with a healthy system of government."

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0wAQL TIL that in 1946 John Boyd Orr, a Scottish scientist, proposed the creation of a World Food Board to repel world hunger and protect global peace. The proposal was rejected as UK and USA refused to support it. As he resigned from his role in the UN, he warned that “food is more than a commodity."
ANYWa TIL Senator Strom Thurmond had a child out of wedlock named Essie Washington-Williams who was black. She revealed herself as his daughter after his death at the age of 100. She tried to join the 'Daughters of the Confederacy', as she was eligible through her father's ancestry, but she was rejected.
X8Br TIL the cargo hold of the largest plane in service, the Antonov An-225 Mriya, is longer than the first flight taken by the Wright brothers.
XElLR TIL: The “fresh” apples you buy from the grocery store may have been in storage for up to a year before hitting the shelves thanks to modern storage techniques.
Wk6O4 TIL Howard Cossell, a well-regarded sports commentator, gave up on commentating for boxing after a referee would not call a brutally one-sided fight.