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TIL records indicate at least 700 children were born in the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp.

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v1O1R TIL Keanu Reeves was sued by a woman who suggested that he used hypnosis and impersonated her ex-husband to impregnate her. She sought $3 million in spousal support from the actor, and $150,000/month, retroactively, in child support. DNA test proved he was not the father and the suit was thrown out.
a8gZo TIL that Steve Kerr named his son Nick
5YG9p TIL about the Leap-The-Dips, the oldest operating roller coaster in the world. It was opened in 1902, and currently resides at Lakemont Park, in Altoona, Pennsylvania. The coaster has a top speed of 10MpH.
4XGnb TIL Moray Eels have a second set of extendable "jaws" inside their throat called the pharyngeal jaw that grab onto prey and pull it down the eel's throat. They are thought to be a modified gill structure that has developed a secondary set of teeth.
R57Ww TIL small piston engine planes still use leaded gasoline.