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TIL when Adolf Eichmann, aka “the architect of the Holocaust”, was on trial for his war crimes, he couldn’t afford the attorney he wanted. Not wanting any reason to question the legitimacy of the trial, the Israeli government paid for Eichmann to be represented by the lawyer of his choosing.

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RYA1 TIL that the safety system for the Chicago Pile, the first nuclear reactor, consisted of a man with an ax and a man with a bucket. In the case of a runaway reaction, one would cut a hemp rope attached to a control rod, and the other would throw a bucket of concentrated cadmium nitride over the pile
yPvp TiL That the US flag should be properly lit if flown through night, otherwise should be taken down at sunset.
MMZa TIL the saying “She sells seashells on/by the seashore” comes from Mary Anning, a poor Paleontologist who was forced to sell her fossils to support her family.
WrBd TIL a 14-year-old faced Assault and Battery charges for attacking a teacher with a ‘weapon’. The 'weapon’ ended up being a baby carrot that she allegedly threw at the teacher.
R5kN8 TIL about the Zimmermann Telegram, a secret diplomatic communication issued from the German Foreign Office in January 1917 that proposed a military alliance between Germany and Mexico if the USA entered World War I against Germany. The telegram was intercepted by British intelligence.