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TIL to combat soldier fatigue and promote aggression the Nazis distributed Crystal Meth to soldiers

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d8Qn8 TIL that Linus Torvalds, the creator and principal developer of Linux, first met his wife Tove while running introductory computer laboratory exercises for students in 1993. He instructed the course attendees to send him an e-mail as a test, to which Tove responded with an e-mail asking for a date
oXPK TIL that Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, the hosts for Mythbusters, never liked each other.
EgWrp TIL the 1966 song "River Deep – Mountain High" which was written by Phil Spector, cost a then unheard of $22,000 ($207,000 in 2023), and required 21 session musicians. It was reported that the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson attended the session, where he sat "transfixed" and "did not say a word."
b9Aj TIL During WWI, a British soldier showed mercy to a wounded German infantryman… who later turned out to be Adolf Hitler.
ANWOl TIL Carmel By The Sea, California prohibits wearing high heels over two inches in height and less than one square inch of bearing surface without first getting a permit from City Hall.