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TIL that during WWII, Norwegian resistance members would put itching powder inside condoms and deliver them to German soldiers. Many of them went to the hospital, thinking they had contracted an STD.

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rR9Ko TIL that in India's Padmanabha temple, there's an 800 kg (1,800 lb) hoard of gold coins dating to around 200 B.C, each coin priced at over ₹2.7 crore (US$380,000) in one vault. The rest 6 vaults haven't yet been opened and are believed to have Gold and diamonds worth over trillion dollars.
VLnB TIL 10/12 members of the gold-medal winning basketball team at the 2000 paralympics revealed to have no disability.
MAmK TIL that the time machine in ‘Back to the Future’ was originally a refridgerator, but was changed since they were concerned kids would lock themselves inside
xrPo TIL that Raging Bull was shot in black and white for no artistic purpose; it was just because lighting equipment for shooting in color would be too expensive.
7rwVX TIL the "r" in "Mrs" comes from the title of Mistress, as it was the counterpart of the title Master, which held the original abbreviation of "Mr".