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TIL people wear pants because of horses. Mounted armies wearing pants were more effective than those wearing robes

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6EW8w TIL: Nazis abducted 200,000 Polish children claiming some were the descendants of Germans that had emigrated to Poland. Those evaluated as "Aryan-looking” were adopted by German families; some grew up believing they were German. Only 20% are estimated to have reunited with their families post-war.
YNVv TIL Julian Lennon had to buy the letters he wrote to his father (John Lennon) at an auction, because Yoko One wouldn’t give them to him.
N7b11 TIL that days after winning the Stanley Cup, Vladimir Konstantinov was paralyzed in a car accident. When the Red Wings repeated as champions the following year, his name was engraved on the Stanley Cup again. Although his number is not officially retired, no other Red Wing has worn #16 since.
4Xeao TIL male bees ejaculate with such force that it rips apart their organs, killing them instantly.
9Yek6 TIL that psychedelics increase nature relatedness and can make you go from Egoism to Ecoism.