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TIL the Midway Atoll used to have a naval base with 5,000 residents but is now a nearly-abandoned wildlife refuge.

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VBYg0 TIL that during Germany's invasion of Russia, Joseph Goebbels sent a plea to the citizens of Germany to send in their winter clothing for the troops. This resulted in many Nazis on the grim Russian front wearing incongruously festive Christmas outfits.
16n1d TIL that strong evidence points to a black hole at the center of our own, and most other galaxies.
BgQAd TIL that in 1970, fourteen year James Ingraham was forcibly bent over by Florida school staff and paddled 20 times for not leaving a stage on time. His parents sued the school but lost as the Supreme Court upheld the decision and ruled the act constitutional.
WkNKN TIL: Between Oct. 12 and Nov. 14 1930 the eight-story 11,000-ton Indiana Bell building was shifted 52 feet south and rotated 90 degrees.
m15jy TIL Guinea Pig Club - a group of Allied airmen who bonded during their extended stays at a remarkable burn recovery hospital started during WWII in England