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TIL Edith Kanaka'ole was a major player in preserving Native Hawai'ian culture

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grBl9 TIL the T4 Program was a Nazi German euthanasia program that forcibly killed the physically or mentally disabled, the emotionally distraught, elderly people and the incurably ill. The death toll may have reached 200,000 or more
epeYJ TIL in 1981 George Thorogood and the Destroyers completed their "50/50 Tour", in which the band played shows in all 50 US states in 50 days. In fact, they played a concert in Washington, D.C. on the same day that they performed a show in Maryland, thereby playing 51 concerts in 50 days.
LeAm TIL famous Youtube prankster Jack Vale made a video where he attempts to pull a stunt on the ‘local police’ which depicted them to be aggressive. Police have investigated the video and it turned out it was fake and they were all actors
VMXOG TIL that the term "Walking Ghost" refers to the period of time shortly after an individual is exposed to toxic radiation when the victim appears perfectly healthy.
DDZj TIL One man single handedly converted a washed out land into a 1,360 acre forest. The forest is now home to tigers & rhinoceros too