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TIL that on the Eastern front of WW2, Russian troops paraded naked women through the forest as psyops. When the Germans bunched up to check out the women with binoculars, they were hit by Russian artillery.

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N79mJ TIL "Bridget Loves Bernie" was the #5 TV show of the 1972-73 season but was canceled after one year due to the controversy of its story of a wealthy Catholic girl marrying a Jewish cab driver. It was the highest-rated show ever to be canceled after one year.
D1Mop TIL in 2001 Armin Meiwes put up an ad asking for "a young well-built man, who wanted to be eaten". a man responed to his ad and agreed to be eaten. They met, and Meiwes started mutilating and eating him alive while the victim was reading a star trek novel
0d6M5 TIL about the human brain is incredibly efficient and only runs on about 20 watts of power; about the same amount as a dim light bulb.
ADoja TIL that US territories like Puerto Rico get to vote in primaries and caucuses to help political parties choose nominees for the presidential election despite not being able to vote in the presidential election itself
5bvB TIL the “town” of Monowi, Nebraska has a population of 1. Elsie Eiler, in her capacity as Mayor, grants herself a liquor license and pays taxes to herself.