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TIL that during World War II, the British Government covered the Taj Mahal with Bamboo scaffoldings to protect it from German Bombers. This was done again during 1965 and 1971, when India were involved in conflicts with Pakistan.

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pvaO TIL that JJ Thompson won the Nobel Prize in Physics for discovering that electrons act as particles, while his son GP Thompson won the Nobel Prize for discovering that electrons act as waves.
yQaNl TIL the Blockbuster Video store in Bend, Oregon is the last in the world
Va44 TIL that during WWII, hamburgers in the U.S. were dubbed “Liberty Steaks” to avoid the German-sounding name.
nD7B TIL one of the leading advocates of circumcision was John Harvey Kellogg, inventor of the famous breakfast cereal. He advocated the consumption of Kellogg’s corn flakes to prevent masturbation, and he believed that circumcision would be an effective way to eliminate masturbation in males.
VBWn4 TIL while trying to call home from the International Space Station, British astronaut Tim Peake accidentally called the wrong number.