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TIL that the Sonderkommando in Auschwitz revolted by throwing three SS personnel into the crematorium furnace alive.

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pZ4N TIL the galaxy M100 is so far away that if beings from there were to look at Earth right now, they would be watching the realtime extinction of the dinosaurs.
L4ap TIL during WWII, Some British Spitfires were painted pink to conceal them when flying at dusk or dawn.
OolR1 TIL the owners of Studio 54 went to investigate smell at the height of its popularity. They found the body of a crasher who had tried to sneak in through the vents but got stuck and died.
xQdk TIL: The most recycled material in the US is asphalt. “99% of all asphalt is recycled & used to fix/build roads…US taxpayers saved $2.2B in 2011 by using recycled materials to pave roads. 66.7M tons of reclaimed asphalt pavement & 1.2M tons of reclaimed asphalt shingles went into paving projects.”
Vgep TIL that 1 in 5 adults in the U.S. lack the math competency expected of an 8th grader