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TIL over 80% of the losses by Bernie Madoff's victims were recovered.

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N7pWP TIL That Nazi Germany asked if J.R.R. Tolkien was Aryan before translating 'The Hobbit' into German. He responded pointing out the "incorrect Nazi aumption" on what Aryan means and expressed regret of having a german surname.
NXak8 TIL the American state of Wyoming has only two escalators in the entire state
Ka1R TIL of Oscar the Cat who predicted when people in his nursing home were about to die with such accuracy that staff would call relatives.
M7RX0 TIL Feral cats with a clipped ear are part of a Trap-Neuter-Return program
JY0BB TIL that Hitler was frustrated that Himmler was performing archeological studies in Germany, as he was worried that they would show the world that “Aryans” lived in mud huts while other civilizations were more technologically advanced