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TIL a snail's anus is above its head

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OGQE6 TIL that Zhou Enlai, a key figure in Chinese history, wasn't informed of his bladder cancer under Mao's orders. Mao prohibiting him and his wife from being informed of the diagnosis, surgery, or further examinations, despite later offers of foreign medical help.
mkQx TIL starting in 1938, GM bought out the public transportation in many Californian cities, including Los Angeles, Sacramento, and San Diego) and ran it to the ground so people would switch to private transportation.
wLkBP TIL that France granted the US permanent, rent-free possession of the American cemetery in Normandy, which contains the remains of 9,387 fallen troops plus a memorial to 1,557 killed there whose remains were either not found or not identified.
Yp8Gd TIL witches were never depicted with green skin before the 1939 Wizard of Oz film. Witches were commonly depicted as red or orange beforehand. The Wicked Witch of the West was not described as green in the book, and she was only made green in the film because it looked really good in technicolor.
168jr TIL The most recent invasion of mainland Britain failed in part due the majority of the invading French force consisting of irregulars, including republicans, deserters, convicts and Royalist prisoners. Order broke down once they discovered the town's supply of wine.