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TIL that in German tramp stamps are called "ass antlers" aka Arschgeweih

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JmKl TIL 1 in 4 children born on the Pine Ridge Native American Reservation is born with fetal alcohol syndrome.
gM7yb Today I learned that a German company sold radioactive toothpaste containing thorium until the US nuked Hiroshima and Nagasaki (Source in German)
X0wME TIL shrikes will impale their prey on spikes to eat or save them for later.
J1y41 TIL That back in 1739, measurements of the Earth were made that were so accurate, modern measurements of the circumference only differ by less than 8km. 40,000km -> 40,007.863km
4kEkb TIL About the Edgewood Arsenal human experiment project conducted by the US Army chemical corps from 1948-1975 during which 7,000 soldiers were exposed to various nerve agents to test their results.