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TIL: In WWII Germany developed a missile that could hit the US that was manually piloted and suicidal.

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gMd08 TIL about Peter Oakley, known as Geriatric1927 on youtube, he was the most subscribed youtube account in 2006, in his channel he talked about his life experiences, such as growing up in the UK during WW2 and experiencing the British inter-war school system, he passed away in 2014 at 86 years old
KORX6 TIL of Takarazuka, an all-female musical theater in Japan where women play all roles in lavish, Broadway-style productions of Western-style musicals, and sometimes stories adapted from shōjo manga and Japanese folktales.
4GnX TIL that a scientific study concluded that “We Are the Champions” by Queen is the catchiest pop song in history
5r1B TIL a man in Sweden was charged with child pornography and was convicted in the district court and in the court of appeal, for having drawn cartoon pictures of naked, underaged cartoon characters.
kMWd TIL Two years after retirement, 78% of NFL players have gone bankrupt or are under financial stress. In the NBA, five years after retirement 60% of players are broke.