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TIL that the body of Leon Czolgosz, Assassin of President McKinley, was dissolved with acid after his execution

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kJYMW TIL A working class neighbourhood in Zurich became a red-light district in the 1970s. As more people left their villages and moved to the city, it was easier and more profitable to rent out small apartments to prostitutes rather than use them as housing
JYemv TIL that in the 1950's the US airforce tried to design a cockpit to fit the average pilot's body. After measuring 4000 pilots they discovered that none of them came close to having an average body. This lead to introduction of adjustable seats.
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