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TIL Winston Churchill covered up the “Katyn Massacre” of 20,000 poles by the soviets to pursue the alliance, assuring them that “We shall certainly oppose vigorously any ‘investigation’ by the International Red Cross… Such investigation would be a fraud and its conclusions reached by terrorism”.

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ANald TIL About Camp Nordland which existed in New Jersey from 1937-1941. Owned by the German-American Bund the camp held various pro-German rallies culminating in a joint rally with other groups in 1940. The camp was ultimately closed after a police raid in 1941.
m6bM TIL Wealthy Ancient Greeks sometimes sent their slaves to sit on the public toilets (made from slabs of marble) to warm it up “in anticipation of their arrival”
neVBr TIL that the personality domain of "Openness to Experience" (which includes openness to new ideas, tolerance of different ways of life, and appreciation of art and music) is strongly associated with higher levels of intelligence
E1wrw TIL that "Tom's Diner" by Suzanne Vega was originally recorded as an acapella song. It was later remixed by DNA who grafted Vega's vocals onto a dance beat and turned her simple ad-libbed outro – "Da da da duh, doo da-doo doo" – into the song's driving hook. It eventually peaked at #5 in the US.
Wkb54 TIL that the city of Pittsburgh, PA, dumps raw, untreated sewag into the Ohio river.