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TIL in 1988 East German government held Bruce Springsteen concert in order to appease youth. It backfired when he gave speech in German about tear down the barriers.

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DQ7jY TIL the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising in Nazi Germany caused about 17 German deaths, but as many as 13,000 Jewish residents killed, and resulted in the remaining 50,000 residents being sent to camps
69AJw TIL that Billy West, who does the voice of Philip J. Fry's on Futurama among other characters, intentionally made Fry's voice close to his natural voice as a job security measure because it would be more difficult to replace him.
8ZDK TIL there is a hero in the DC Universe known as Dogwelder, whose superpower is welding dogs to people.
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