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TIL of Oskar Dirlewanger, commander of the “Dirlewanger” unit, the most infamous SS unit in the German military during WWII. A child molester, violent alcoholic, and sadist, the war crimes committed under Dirlewanger’s command remain unparalleled in their monstrosity.

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kO8ZB TIL free-ranging cats kill billions of birds annually in the US. They are the the #1 anthropogenic cause of death for birds
w4dW TIL mad scientists attached a rat’s brain to an F-22 simulator and taught it how to fly in 2004
6E7Gm TIL in 1866 Liechtenstein had an army of 80 men and fought during the Austro-Prussian war, they suffered no injuries or deaths and returned home with 81 people because they made a new Italian friend. The army was disbanded soon after and they haven't had an army since.
AmKd TIL Channing Tatum burned the skin off of the head of his penis while filming The Eagle.
grnGy TIL Luke Helder, who in 2002 planted pipe bombs in various places to draw a smiley face across America, is still being held indefinitely at a federal mental health facility after being declared incompetent to stand trial