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TIL A survivor of Auschwitz is looking for his missing twin on Facebook.

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4Xm1o TIL in the Republic of China the legal birthday of a leapling (person born on February 29th) is February 28th in common years. In Hong Kong, the legal birthday of a leapling is March 1 in common years.
R8e4 TIL Fedoras originated as a popular fashion among women’s-rights activists.
mY7O TIL The bicycle is one of the most efficient inventions in the history of mankind, getting the equivalent of 912 miles per gallon (388 km/ltr)
rvGw TIL that according to Greek mythology, humans were originally created with four arms, four legs and a head with two faces. Fearing their power, Zeus split them into two separate parts, condemning them to spend their lives in search of their other halves. ― Plato, The Symposium
jNBZN TIL that the wife of Japanese fighter pilot Hajime Fujii drowned herself and their two daughters in 1944. She wanted to unburden him of his fatherly duties so he could focus on his military obligations.