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TIL: Nazi doctor Josef Mengele's bones used in Brazil forensic medicine courses

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j6E7v TIL that Abraham Lincoln is in the wrestling hall of fame. His career span 13 years in which he suffered only one defeat in his 300 or so contests.
9YXJp TIL during the 60’s at a Nevada test site, Billy Waugh and a small team successfully parachuted in nuclear bomb parts, assembled it, and had it ready to arm in 14 minutes. (This tactic would later be considered for use during Vietnam conflict.)
J1j61 TIL A day on Venus lasts longer than a year. Venus rotates only once in 243 Earth days, and its year is 225 Earth-days long. And, it rotates east to west, the opposite of Earth. So on Venus, the sun rises in the west and sets in the east.
kOOng Is it legal to sell your own body to science? Can a broker repeatedly rent out human body parts? Frequently asked questions about how whole-body donation works
wj9Y TIL: A 480 inch tall “skyscraper” which defrauded investors thought was to be 480 feet tall was built in Texas in 1919 and it still stands.