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TIL that in addition to 6 million Jews, about an equal number of Christians, Catholics and Homosexuals were killed in Nazi concentration camps.

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kJJ8d TIL that Xanadu is an alternative name for Shangdu, the summer capital of Kublai khan and the yuan dynasty in general. The name Xanadu itself and its meaning as a metaphor for a place of opulence was popularized by Samuel Taylor Coleridge in his poem about Kublai khan.
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jNaDj TIL that the South Korean baseball association banned players from placing a cabbage leaf under their hats during games. Except with the provision of a doctor's note in advance.