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TIL Karl Dönitz became fuhrer after Hitler’s suicide, & his cabinet continued to have daily 10am meetings for about a month even though they had no power. They discussed how Germany should proceed after the war, despite the Allies showing absolutely no interest in adopting their plans

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yQK7a TIL Brain activity appears to continue for around 10 minutes after people are dead, especially in the part that controls the memory.
69RGw TIL Octopuses have three hearts: two pump blood to the gills, and one pumps it to the rest of the body. They also have a central brain and a large neuron cluster, often called a "mini-brain," in each of their eight arms, allowing for significant independent function of each arm!
vdJB TIL that the hacker Kevin Mitnick was kept in solitary confinement for 8 months because “law enforcement told the judge that he could somehow dial into the NORAD modem via a payphone from prison and communicate with the modem by whistling to launch nuclear missiles.”
6EKLZ TIL about the Burakumin (部落民, "hamlet people"/"village people", "those who live in hamlets/villages"), an outcast group at the bottom of the traditional Japanese social order that has historically been the victim of severe discrimination and ostracism.
5PZ9 TIL that mosquitoes have killed more humans than all the wars in history