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TIL that in the German version of Die Hard, the villain Hans Gruber is rewritten to be Irish, not German, and renamed Jack Gruber

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ADp0o TIL the original Death Star model from Star Wars was discovered in a Missouri antique store before being sold to a country western bar where it was used as a trash can. Finally, in the 90s, the model was bought by Star Wars fans.
KOPPG TIL that Shell Shock may not be wholly psychological, but caused by concussive damage to the brain. Distinctive honeycomb lesions have been found on soldiers' brains who had survived IED blasts. These lesions "may help explain why some veterans... have problems putting their lives back together."
KeYQ TIL in World War II conscientious objectors took part in an experiment in which they were starved for six months to decide how to treat victims of mass starvation in Europe
xbQb TIL in 1941 Harry Truman said “if Russia is winning, we ought to help Germany, and that way let them kill as many as possible, although I don’t want to see Hitler victorious in any circumstances.”
9wZlM TIL Inge Lehmann, who discovered that the centre of the Earth is solid, is also one of the longest lived scientists in history, living to 104 years of age and wrote her last scientific article at 99