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TIL that Germans killed an estimated 1.9 million non-Jewish Polish civilians in concentration camps

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9YaNB TIL about Hobo Signs - Beginning in the 1880's up until WWII, hoboes placed markings on fences, posts, sidewalks, buildings, trestles, bridge abutments, and railroad line side equipment to aid them and others of their kind in finding help or steering them clear of trouble.
NlR1 TIL in the book Fahrenheit 451, it is not the government that censored books, but the society, and the real message is about the dangers of an illiterate society infatuated with mass media
Yp90G TIL most UAE residents leave their AC on at home while they go to office. Some would even say to leave it on while gone on summer holiday.
1eQd TIL That the highest grossing Chinese film is not being shown in Taiwan because Taiwanese quota regulations only allow 10 films released from mainland China every year, with the films decided by random numbers.
9rgG TIL that 8 people were killed in what became known as the London Beer Flood after 1,470,000 L of beer burst out of brewery and gushed into the streets; 200 years ago today on October 17 1814