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TIL that five days after Hitler committed suicide, German and American troops fought side by side to defend Itter Castle against Himmler’s SS.

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DQgZr TIL of a German cave, Hohle Fels, where some of the oldest human artifacts have been found. A 35,000-40,000 year old human figurine and a 42,000 year old flute have been found there.
nyd7 TIL the Columbia marching band was banned from playing at West Point in 1972 when they formed a “burning Cambodian village” on the field
QNxla TIL of the water fluoridation controversy. During the 1950s and 1960s, conspiracy theorists claimed that adding fluoride to water was a communist plot to undermine American public health.
BjYk TIL that every restaurant Gordon Ramsay visited in Season 2 of Kitchen Nightmares (US) closed
W1aL TIL; In 2012, a father was not charged in killing a man who was molesting his 5 year old daughter.