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TIL The International Day of Human Fraternity was established by the United Nations General Assembly as a way to promote greater cultural and religious tolerance.

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wLW9Y TIL In 1982, Heinz-Josef Große, a 34 year old East German construction worker at the Inner German border attempted to escape with the help of his backhoe. He breached various obstacles including the border fence only to be cut down halfway up a hill just several feet/meters from West German soil.
N7Pa8 TIL that Elvis Presley wore a cross, a star of David and the Hebrew letter chai because he didn't want to "miss out on heaven due to a technicality."
M7YNa TIL nacreous clouds, also known as polar stratospheric clouds, are often visible in polar regions during winter. These rare clouds form at high altitudes in the stratosphere, about 15 - 25 km above the Earth, their stunning colors are caused by the diffraction of sunlight through tiny ice crystals.
0epM TIL that Washington has a mutual combat law, meaning that people can legally fight on public streets.
kWv4 TIL that during production of Toy Story 2, Pixar accidentally deleted the entire movie from its servers. The movie was saved by an employee, a new mother, who worked from home and had the data saved on her personal computer.