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TIL Polish jokes were strategically used by the Nazis to justify war crimes against Poland.

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jYZa TIL there’s two U.S. states where the temperature has never surpassed 100 degrees F: Alaska and Hawaii.
BBJW TIL Prisoner Tavon White impregnated four prison guards while incarcerated in Baltimore. Two of the women even had his name tattooed on them.
eYkJ TIL that when Jerry Garcia was a child his brother cut off his middle finger in an axe accident. He also watched his father drown.
P84V TIL that Amsterdam tram line number 8 was used to deport Jews during the war. For this reason, the tram line was discontinued in 1942 and the number 8 will never be used as a tram line number again.
D16gg TIL Cuttlefish shells, also known as Cuttlebones, have unique mechanical properties that have inspired new technologies like bone graft substitutes, superconductor scaffolding, and new biomimetic material designs. Cuttlebones are mostly used as calcium supplement toys for birds.