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TIL that the German parliament building, the Reichstag, has a memorial outside its front entrance, dedicated to its members of parliament that died "unnaturally" during the Nazi years, most in prisons or concentration camps.

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6R4Y TIL a koi fish named Hanako lived for 225 years
M7Loa TIL that in the early days of cricket being broadcast on Australian radio, the commentators would simulate the sound of the batsman striking the ball by tapping their pencil on the desk near the microphone.
vN74 TIL all of the tin produced in the US is recycled. The United States has neither mined tin since 1993 nor smelted tin since 1989, but it was the largest secondary producer, recycling nearly 14,000 tonnes in 2006.
WAmd TIL That whilst hiding out at Leatherslade Farm the robbers involved in executing The Great Train Robbery, played Monopoly with the real money they had just stolen; leaving incriminating fingerprints on the board game which led to the arrest and imprisonment of most of the gang
GMxG TIL commercials in the UK are limited to only 12 minutes per hour, with an average of 7-9 minutes depending upon broadcaster status.