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oBjAr Today I learned that any Rubik's cube combination can be solved in 20 moves or less
w1L1 TIL: The sequel to the original “101 Dalmatians” book involved an alien dog coming to earth and inviting all the Earth dogs back to his home planet to avoid human nuclear war.
4XABw TIL that in 2015, mist sprinklers, which cool the air, were placed near the entrance to the Auschwitz concentration camp. Many visitors to the museum were upset, saying the shower-like misters evoked memories of Nazi-era gas chambers. Nazi gas chambers were often disguised as showers.
gr0Kb TIL that the creator of the sportswear company Adidas (Adolf Dassler) was a member of the Nazi Party.
XmpD TIL that back when NYC subways ran on tokens people would jam the slots with paper so they could suck the tokens out with their mouths. This was refered to as “Token Sucking” and some token booth attendants even tried to deter this crime by sprinkling chili powder in the slots.