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TIL McDonald's Grimace is a tastebud

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0dpEy TIL about Ken Warby, the fastest man on water. He set the speed record in his homemade, wood boat in 1978 at 317.6mph (551.1 km/h), a record that still stands today.
j6pjX TIL in Khmer Rouge Cambodia, Cambodians of Chinese descent were massacred by the Khmer Rouge under the justification that they "used to exploit the Cambodian people". Despite this, the Chinese government did not protest the killings, and provided at least 90% of Cambodia's foreign aid.
xV0Z1 TIL Albert Speer refused Hitler's order known as the Nero Decree. Its content dictated to destroy the German infrastructure and resources in an attempt to prevent the Allies from obtaining them.
9wdl7 TIL that in 1991, Princess Diana sat down for a series of secret interviews where she spoke honestly about her poor treatment by Prince Charles, her struggles with ED, and her PPD following the birth of Prince William, among other difficult subjects.
Z8NyD TIL that a German Court has set a precedent ordering a man to delete all nude pictures of his ex partner, even though these pictures had been taken consensually during their relationship.