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TIL that there is an "Uncensored Library" server run on Minecraft to circumvent censorship in countries that don't have freedom of the press.

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m1Wov TIL there's only one recording of Hitler's voice where he isn't giving a speech. It's a private conversation between himself and Finnish leader Mannerheim recorded in secrecy by a sound engineer in 1942.
ANPng TIL Research suggests that working irregular shifts for a decade ages the brain an extra six and a half years.
vPRL TIL that the largest pyramid in the world was just recently found in 2009. it was covered by the canopy of a mayan jungle.
vBjK TIL Finnish has no gender-specific pronouns, oftentimes causing them to call someone a “he” instead of “she” in English.
7dGr TIL the CIA had an operation called “Acoustic Kitty” in which they surgically implanted a bugging device into a cat, only to have it being squashed by a taxi on it’s first mission. The project was cancelled shortly after, having cost about $25M or over $185M adjusted for inflation.