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TIL that Palm oil producers are wiping out orangutans – despite multinationals’ promises

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ngnr TIL that Hitler’s doctor injected him with a solution of water and methamphetamine saying that was which he called “vitamultin”. He kept a diary of the drugs he administered to Hitler, usually by injection (up to 20 times per day). The list include drugs such as heroin as well as poisons
OLoe TIL that German internet users have a 17-year-old meme where they pretend the town of Bielefeld (330,000) does not exist
Me6OV TIL that the 30 second ad on television was created after tobacco companies could no longer advertise (1971), that the 15 second ad was inspired by MTV (1984), and that the "unskippable" 5 second ad was created by Geico after research showed 94 percent of YouTube viewers skipped prerolled ads (2015)
b9XOa TIL that Christian Bales portrayal of Patrick Bateman in 'American Psycho' was partially based on Tom Cruise. Bale was unsure of how he should portray the character until he noticed and was influenced by Cruises "intense friendliness with nothing behind the eyes" persona during an interview.
NLEe TIL that in 1916 a miscalculation of Montana’s population led to 40,000 men being drafted into the 1st World War…10% of the state’s population.