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TIL Oskar Dirlewanger was a Nazi officer so sadistic that other SS units avoided interacting with him. He's been accused of child molestation and necrophilia, and was beaten to death by guards while in Allied custody

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wLXmY TIL Zoroastrianism (dating back to 2000 BC) is the only religion which has a creationism myth based on the contemporary Spherical Earth
wLxAE TIL in 2011 Apple had over two billion dollars more in cash reserves than the US Treasury.
4AYo TIL that a Florida police officer arrested a man for “trafficking cocaine”, claiming that he tested it on the scene. The man spent 8 months in jail before it was tested in a lab and determined to be baking soda.
Y7OEW TIL Dingos are technically not native to Australia but were introduced by humans some 5000 years ago
WXQY TIL that Sandra Bullock was the first person to win a Golden Raspberry Award (given for worst film) and an Oscar in the same weekend. She collected both.