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TIL about Selli Engler, a prominent member of the Lesbian Movement in Interwar Germany, until 1931 when she joined the Nazi party.

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J1QOQ TIL about the Derg, a Communist revolutionary group in Ethiopia responsible for abolishing the monarchy. The Derg are also responsible for wide spread famine during the 80s that started Live Aid (which fell into controversy as some of the NGOs were funneling money to Derg programs)
d4b8 TIL There is a gas cloud in space with enough alcohol in it to produce over 400 trillion pints of beer.
vPeNR TIL the Australian Trumpet is the largest living snail. It can weigh up to 40lbs (18kb) and can grow longer than 2 feet (72cm). While popular among shell collectors, little is known about it.
0dQ5L TIL because he thought he would be assassinated for testifying against his former gang, a former gang member was smuggled into the courthouse in a hollowed out vending machine.
8ep64 TIL that L. Ron Hubbard is the most prolific writer of all time, publishing 1,084 works between 1934 and 2006