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TIL that the gay pink triangle is rooted in the Nazi concentration camp badge system

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kOVgd TIL the two species of pudús, both native to the forests of South America, are the world's smallest deer, with the southern pudú being slightly larger than the northern pudú. There is very little data regarding their wild populations, and currently there are about 100 southern pudús in captivity.
d85W9 TIL the smell of metal is actually Body Odor
ADolx TIL Hobby Lobby was fined $3,000,000 for the illegal smuggling of over 5,500 cuneiform tablets from the middle east
4XrNw TIL The movie “Dogma” is not available digitally, in part, because the Catholic League threatened a boycott of Disney.
b9QbE TIL that the atomic bombing of Hiroshima killed or injured over 90 percent of the doctors and 93 percent of the nurses in the city. On the day of the bombing, only one doctor, Terufumi Sasaki, remained on duty at the Red Cross Hospital.