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TIL Anne Frank died of a typhus epidemic that ravaged Bergen-Belsen rather than by execution.

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dlg9 TIL Steve didn’t leave Blue’s Clues to go to college… he left because he was going bald.
VJJ0 Today I learned that scientists proved in a study that the bond between people and their dogs is similar to the way people bond with their children, which explains the deep attachments formed to pets.
GkjN TIL the US pays on average 15% more for sugar than the rest of the world do to the Farm Bill. This may also be the reason soft drinks switched over to High Fructose Corn Syrup.
P19dg TIL the name Dennis is derived from Dionysus, the Greek god of ecstatic states, particularly those produced by wine.
6Ea0W TIL "Jaws" is not the name of the shark, in the movie or the book. The author (Peter Benchley) chose the title 20 min. before the book went into production, after mulling over ~125 other options. When asked "What does [Jaws] mean?" Benchley said "I don't know, but it's short & it fits on a jacket."