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TIL that the German Blitzkrieg was literally fueled by speed. During the early part of WW2, the German gov't distributed meth tablets to its armed forces as part of an effort to make individuals "superhuman."

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OGbQX TIL in 2012 a woman discovered that her ex-boyfriend from 12 years ago had been living in her attic for about two weeks. Her adult sons & nephew found him asleep in the back of the attic which caused him to flee. They also saw he had rigged the ceiling vents so he could watch her in her bedroom.
kdwd TIL that male puppies will let female puppies win at play fighting so that they will continue to play with them
78abx TIL that the first trademark legislation was passed by the British Parliament under the reign of King Henry III in 1266, which required all bakers to use a distinctive mark for the bread they sold, Bakers’ Marking Law was enacted.
E1V8x TIL J.D. Thompson published a 90 minute documentary on Joe Exotic of G.W. Zoo in Wynnewood, Oklahoma in 2018. It's available for free on YouTube.
D1AeY TIL That Americans are annoyed so much by "Start/Stop" car technology that most Americans will disable the system upon engine start, and that if a car comes with the technology the EPA automatically assumes that 50% of buyers will disable the system when calculating fuel mileage.