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TIL the nurse being kissed by the sailor in the iconic V-J photo went unidentified for 20 years, when she self-identified and explained she "had stepped outside to see what the commotion was when I suddenly found myself in a sailor's embrace." The two had never met, and the photo was caught by luck.

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6ENdX TIL the Church of Scientology maintains a building surrounded by razor wire to house church prisoners in their sprawling Californian complex and because of religious exemptions the state has been unable to interfere.
Ooy06 TIL: Thor Christiansen, a Serial Killer who was only caught because his fifth would-be victim survived a shot to the head. She recognised him months later in a bar and reported him to police. Law enforcement then linked him with four other then-unsolved murders that had a similar MO.
D1D7D TIL that the first documented use of toilet paper is from the 6th century iN China. By early 14th century, they were manufacturing toilet paper at the rate of 10 million packages (ranging from 1,000 to 10,000 sheets) annually. It wasn't until 1857, toilet paper was commercially available in the US.
WWX TIL dogs use their wet nose to sense the direction that smells are coming from.
ZKDB TIL that wasp spray is considered to be a more effective self-defense tool than pepper spray. It is cheap, easy to find, can shoot up to 20 ft away from the intended target, is highly accurate, and has the same desired effect when sprayed in the eyes.