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TIL feminine Hygiene products are not taxed in canada

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LQAAp TIL the Bulgarian flag has never been captured in battle
E1bpW TIL about Project Retro, an idea proposed by the US Air Force around the 1960's that called for a thousand rocket engines to be strapped to the equator of Earth which would allow the US to slow/stop the rotation of the planet in an effort to "dodge" Soviet ICBMs.
45aa TIL of Loudness War: the trend of increasing audio levels in recorded music since the 90s, which criticists believe reduces overall sound quality.
J115k TIL that a German Cinema offered free tickets to the premiere of Schindler's List to members of the right-wing AfD party in Germany
KOVVJ TIL that Nazi soldiers would regularly take a type of crystal meth called Pervitin, which was considered a "superdrug," to enhance performance, reduce fatigue and drain them of their empathy, effectively turning them into "ruthless killing machines."