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TIL ABBA member Anni-Frid was born as a result of the Lebensborn experiment, the scheme run by Heinrich Himmler, leader of the SS, to create an Aryan master race.

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0db51 TIL that in 1857, New York City installed eleven 47-foot cast-iron fire lookout towers across the city. These towers were manned by volunteers as an early detection system to help protect a city largely built of wood. Today, only one remains, located in Marcus Garvey Park in Harlem.
7rJ0b TIL until December '98, songs could not chart on the Billboard Hot 100 unless they were released as a single. This resulted in many well-known 90s songs (e.g. No Doubt's Don't Speak, Sugar Ray's Fly) being absent from the chart's history. Under current rules, they would have likely hit #1.
8a6rX TIL about the Wilhem Scream - a stock sound effect that's been used in 100's of films. Originally from a 1950's B movie its been re-used in Star Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark and Toy Story amongst others
ngvb TIL that the deepest London Underground station, 221ft underground, was never completed and was used to store secret archives during WWII
7r8Qr TIL Earlier this year, analysis showed that Subway 'chicken' was about 1/2 chicken, 1/2 soy mush.