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TIL Auschwitz prisoner Kazimierz Piechowski, along with 3 others, were able to escape the camp by simply dressing up as Nazi Officers & commandeering the Deputy Führer’s car. When they arrived at the gate they simply barked orders to the guards who let them out no questions asked.

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aly TIL on June 27, 1844, Mormon Founder Joseph Smith was murdered by an angry mob while he sat in a jail cell. The incident arose after Smith ordered the destruction of a news paper that exposed the fact he had married 8 already-married women.
BrMJe TIL how Samuel Clements chose his pen name. He used to be a Riverboat Pilot in Hannibal, MO. It was common to have a crew member throw a line out from the front of the boat to measure the depth shouting “Mark Twain” if it was a safe depth. A Mark is the same as a Fathom (6 feet) and Twain means 2.
Z8OXB TIL that the growth of the world population in 2021 is the lowest we've yet to record, growing half as fast as 50 years ago and continuing a trend of declining.
graPL TIL that there was a six-episode anime adaptation of Robert Heinlein's novel Starship Troopers
16WbX TIL Little Debbie is an actual, real-life human person who is currently the company's Executive Vice President and serves on the board of directors.