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TIL Henry Ford strongly supported Nazi’s and even received the Grand Cross of the German Eagle.

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bAEQ TIL Charles Byrne (aka “The Irish Giant”) in 1783 feared grave robbers would steal & dissect his body after his death, he requested that his coffin be weighed down & buried at the bottom of the sea. Before burial, his corpse was stolen, dissected, & his skeleton still on display to this day.
kJLAB TIL that North Koreans abducted dozens of Japanese which they apologise for in 2002.
ADaAg TIL McDonalds once came up with bubblegum flavoured broccoli, in an attempt to get kids to eat healthier. It was never introduced as children found the flavour confusing.
Wk5A TIL the first westerner to shoot a Giant Panda was none other than Teddy Roosevelt.
oBA6K TIL: Based on a 9th-century Taoist text, the invention of gunpowder by Chinese alchemists was likely an accidental byproduct from experiments seeking to create the elixir of life.