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TIL Teddy Roosevelt Jr (son of President Theodore Roosevelt) was the oldest man to invade the beaches of Normandy, the only man to invade Normandy with his son (Cpt. Quentin Roosevelt II on Omaha Beach), and he was the only general to lead his troops (on Omaha beach with only a cane and a pistol)

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nWGwB TIL while filming Metropolis (1927) they would often end up with more children in the evening than in the morning. Coming from the poorest areas of Berlin, the children would sneak onto set or climb over the fence to experience the warm rooms, games, toys, cocoa, cake, and regular meals
lowy1 TIL that in 1942, in order to sell war bonds, the city of Winnipeg Canada staged a simulated Nazi occupation which included firefights, political arrests, book burnings, and even flying the swastika over Lower Fort Garry, the city's historic center. Over $65 million was raised.
BgaW TIL that researchers once did an fMRI study showing that a dead salmon demonstrated brain activity when shown a series of photographs. It was done to point out methodological flaws in fMRI research.
xVGa0 TIL that Domino's gave away almost 11,000 free pizzas by mistake because somebody stumbled upon a code for a promotion they scrapped
Jp7l TIL that a study of self-reported gluten sensitive people without celiac’s disease showed that high-gluten, low-gluten and control diets affected the participants in the same way.