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TIL 70% of murders in Detroit go unsolved

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Yp4rd TIL that Methamphetamine played a role in the Blitzkrieg of 1940. It was distributed to pilot and tanker crews in the form of chocolate bars called Fliegerschokolade (flyer’s chocolate) and Panzerschokolade (tanker’s chocolate).
VLg0 TIL Goldman Sachs made big money helping to falsify Greece’s EU application, hiding massive amounts of debt. They then used that inside information to bet AGAINST Greek bonds, and made a killing.
QNyja TIL: The “recto-scope” is a torture method which consists of inserting live rats into a victim's rectum or vagina through a tube.
e0ovJ TIL a study of 200 stand-ups showed that they died young, at an average age of 67.1, compared to actors, 70.7. The funnier they were, the shorter they lived. The funny one in a comedy duo was likely to die younger than the straightman.
M7AwV TIL the Letters Q, W, and X were ince illegal in Turkey