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TIL of an Auschwitz survivor who avoided doctors for 65 years after he was tested on by Auschwitz “doctor” Josef Mengele who, among other things, removed his kidney without anesthesia.

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Or9L TIL In Kyrgyztan, men still marry their women the old-fashioned way: by abducting them off the street and forcing them to be their wife.
bJPZ TIL Four days after the Hillsborough disaster, in the European Cup semi-final between AC Milan v Real Madrid, the referee blew his whistle two minutes into the game to stop play and hold a minute’s silence for those who lost their lives. Halfway through, AC Milan fans sang “You’ll Never Walk Alone”.
yQrlM TIL I learned there is a sequel to The Big Lebowski starring "The Jesus"
WkyjA TIL that researchers in the Netherlands have found that, on New Year’s Eve, birds fly much higher than normal to avoid the fireworks.
7myP TIL School clerk Antoinette Tuff encountered a man carrying an AK-47 assault rifle into an elementary school in Georgia and spent an hour convincing him not to hurt anybody. In the end, he didn’t.