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TIL that in Romanian, the words for shit and Turkish Delight are the same (Rahat)

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vGkj Til that Pope Francis worked briefly as a chemical technician and nightclub bouncer before entering the seminary.
751b TIL in 1916, the German military conducted the Judenzählung (census of Jews). Designed to confirm accusations of lack of patriotism among German Jews, the census disproved the charges. In fact, A higher % of German Jews fought in WWI than of any other ethnic, religious or political group in Germany.
GAlG5 TIL Allied tanks were mired in the hedgerows of the French countryside. An American Sgt. came up with the idea to deconstruct Nazi anti-tank "hedgehogs" and re-weld them into crude brush cutters, mounted to the front of Sherman tanks. It was hugely successful and allowed Allied forces to break out.
ANRVw TIL that at least five of the actors playing the Germans on the hit TV show Hogan’s Heroes were Jewish.
Y7VEr TIL that the word dollar originates from the 16th century silver mining town of Joachimstal. The coins were originally minted and called "joachimstaler." Eventually finding its way into English shortened to Dollar