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TIL US hired 1600 German Scientist after WW2 to work on patents and ultimately help build the A-Bomb we know today. US valued these scientists higher than Germany ultimately generating more than $10 Billion in patents for the US.

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Ewap TIL of Kishan Shrikanth, who’s listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the youngest person to direct a professional feature film, for directing his first film at age 10
edeD TIL Killer whales go through menopause. In fact Killer whales, humans and short-finned pilot whales are the only known species to lose the ability to have children, but continue living for decades after.
51vr TIL in 2010 in Pennsylvania man was charged with breaking a trooper’s fist with his face.
Y76yP TIL in 1642, the birth of a "monstrous" one-eyed pig led the townspeople of New Haven, Connecticut to believe a local one-eyed man was the biological father. He was found guilty of bestiality and swiftly executed.
4X1Ko TIL Mike Myers was emotionally needy and difficult during the filming of Wayne's World. The director attempted to calm Myers by having her daughter provide him snacks, and on one occasion he stormed off the set, upset that there was no margarine for his bagel.