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TIL That the IB, which places strict punishments for plagiarism, just copied their marking guides from Wikipedia

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WkQPX TIL Konstanz is one of the few towns in Germany left untouched by the Second World War. Instead of blackout, the city would leave all its lights on at night in order to fool Allied bomber crews into thinking that it was part of nearby Switzerland.
45GN TIL the belief that all raw vegetables are healthier is a misconception. A host of vegetables have nutritional content which only gets unlocked when cooked. Cooked carrots, spinach, mushrooms, asparagus, cabbage, peppers are healthier than their raw counterparts.
gMLvD TIL There is now technology built into some guns in America that allow a gun’s owner to control the safety-catch using their smartphone or tablet.
R7d7l TIL of John Howard Griffin - a white journalist who darkened his skin and travelled the deep south in 1959 in order to experience life in those states as a black man
b9JEp TIL that making bad tasting medicines taste better is tricky because adding flavors may negatively change the chemical composition of the medication. Flavor chemists must carefully determine which flavors can be added without affecting the medication’s potency.