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TIL: Rob Zombie directly attributes the success of White Zombie to being on Beavis & Butthead

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bGwp TIL an explorer attempting the first-ever solo crossing of Antarctica died last January after 900 miles, just 30 miles short of his goal
MWMb TIL In 2000, Taliban leader Mohammed Omar banned opium production in Afghanistan, effectively removing 70% of the world’s heroin supply.
OGAj6 TIL After Nazi Germany's failure to take Moscow in 1942 some members of German leadership considered the war unwinnable and wanted a political end to the war. Albert Speer created propaganda about massive increases in military production that convinced people the war was still winnable.
5VWDp TIL in 1943, the United States military attempted to segregate the pubs in Bamber Bridge. In response, the local Englishmen hung "Black soldiers only" signs on all pubs as a form of protest.
VLG8 TIL naked mole rats can move their front teeth independently of each other (like chopsticks), cannot get cancer, can run backwards as fast as they do forwards, and their skin cannot detect pain (even from acid burns).