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TIL that in Nazi-occupied Scandinavia, maternity centers were established to harvest Nordic “Aryan” traits and then send babies southward into Germany to “correct” the German population’s genes

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4D5g TIL the term “slush fund” comes from the age of sailing when salted meat was kept in barrels. After the barrel was finished, there was a slushy mix of fat and salt left over which was saved and then sold at port, the funds were then used to purchase a luxury for the crew.
W9L8 TIL that the last words of Norman Douglas, a British author most known for the 1917 novel ‘South Wind’, were “Get those fucking nuns away from me.”
wLjKY TIL that America has an infrastructure grade of a D. Records report that the grade hasn’t changed since 2013 but hopes to see improvements by 2025
wLQ1Y TIL Carlos Santana was the first Hispanic Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee in 1998
mPER TIL the 13th century ‘Latin Book of the Civilized Man’ included such advice as 'If there is something you do not want people to know, do not tell it to your wife.’