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TIL Nixon was recorded saying “Every one of the bastards that are out for legalizing marijuana is Jewish. What the Christ is the matter with the Jews, Bob”

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D1PbD TIL: In 1745 Hannah Snell joined the British Army by disguising herself as a man, she managed to keep her gender a secret even though she received 500 lashes and was shot in the groin. After her service she revealed her identity and was eventually awarded a military pension.
d80d9 TIL There were volcanos erupting on the moon when dinosaurs existed
Lko0m TIL Stephen Hawking liked "The Theory Of Everything" so much that he allowed the filmmakers to use his trademarked computerized voice on it. He called the film "broadly true" and emailed the filmmakers that there were certain points when he thought he was watching himself, which left him tearful.
6EXeJ TIL that in the first movie of Jurassic Park, the T Rex malfunctioned and wasn't actually supposed to break into the car. The kids were genuinely terrified and the T Rex broke it's tooth.
yVZMa TIL: On the first British Embassy to China in 1793, the Chinese spoke fluent Latin to the ambassadors because the last time the Chinese interacted with Europe was during Roman times