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TIL that not only did Coco Chanel steal her famous perfume Chanel No. 5 from the Jewish family that financed it. But she also go them to pay her living expenses afterwards with Nazi help.

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rRYjy TIL broccoli is man made. Even though it was made over 2000 years ago. By farmers breeding different types of cabbage
5VWGQ TIL that according to the Infancy Gospel of Thomas, as a child Jesus killed two other children out of anger. When Mary and Joseph's neighbors began complaining, he caused them to become blind
omJA TIL In 2006 a man burned himself alive in opposition to the war in Iraq. It was never reported on major networks.
6EREl TIL when whale dies, it sinks to the bottom of the sea where it becomes a source of food for many spieces for over 100 years
awDJA TIL that ancient Greek historian Herodotus once reported that there existed gold-digging ants. This was most likely a translation error. But there are marmots in the Himalayas of the Deosai plateau where local tribes have been known to collect gold dust from their burrows