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TIL According to Aristotle, a city of 100,000 is too numerous and “no longer a community”

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PYBYJ TIL that in 1919, a former U.S. Senator from Tennessee named Luke Lea tried to kidnap Kaiser Wilhelm II and bring him to a trial for war crimes. He failed and only managed to steal an ashtray.
NvJ8 TIL that a midwife, responsible for delivery of over 3,000 children in Auschwitz, marked them with a ‘tattoo’ that would not be recognized by the SS guards, hoping that in the future it would be possible to recover these children.
WkGd TIL that because of noise ordinance laws in Europe, club owners have created “ silent discos ” where club goers listen to music through headphones.
MroK TIL If a Bald Eagle loses a feather, it will lose the same feather on the other side to remain balanced
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