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TIL that on average, Congress randomly brings up Hitler 7.7 times a month

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6768 TIL Reminder - Main song from “O’ Brother Where Art Thou’ was an archival recording of an actual prisoner 40 years earlier. The record label tracked him down, paid him, and took him to the Grammys.
M7P7A TIL that in 2007, 4 Blackwater guards Dustin Heard, Evan Liberty, Nicholas Slatten, and Paul Slough opened fire and shot grenade launchers at Iraqi civilians in Baghdad's Nisour Square, killing 17 people, including a 9-year-old and an 11-year-old. They were later tried and sentenced
8ev68 TIL that when you flush the toilet, stool particles fly up, up to five feet in the air.
KYXgE TIL about worm grunting. This is a procedure when a strip of metal is rubbed on to a wooden stake to create vibrations. These vibrations mimic the sounds of moles digging which drives the worms to the surface.
m1XLo TIL of the Al-Gaddafi International Prize for Human Rights, which was awarded 1989-2010 in the honor of the Libyan dictator